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A UCSF team finds a liver protein, released with exercise, that improves memory in aging and Alzheimer’s disease by repairing ...

A study finds that people who did one specific form of brain training in the 1990s were less likely to be diagnosed with ...

A long-running study following thousands of older adults suggests that a relatively brief period of targeted brain training ...

Adults who did regular aerobic exercise for a year had brains that appeared about one year younger on MRI scans than people ...

Researchers found that regularly following the exercise regimen for a year led to participants’ brains appearing nearly a ...

When mice exercise, their livers release GPLD1 into the bloodstream. The enzyme travels to the blood vessels surrounding the brain and removes TNAP from the surface of those cells. By trimming away ...

The work reveals that the brain — in mice and, presumably, in humans — is actively involved in the development of endurance, the ability to get better at a physical activity with repeated practice, ...

A new study shows exercise releases a liver enzyme that repairs aging brain blood vessels and restores memory in mice.

A growing body of preclinical research is converging on a provocative idea: that the mental health benefits of physical exercise might one day be delivered in pill form. Scientists have identified ...

Heavy leg exercises may increase production of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), a protein that supports the growth and maintenance of nerves in the brain, Carbone said. This process, called ...

It’s no secret exercise is good for your body—but what about your brain? Linda Overstreet-Wadiche, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Neurobiology and vice chair for Faculty Affairs and Development ...