Insulin is a glucose-lowering hormone that targets the peripheral tissues, especially the skeletal muscle and fatty tissues. Insulin also circulates throughout the brain, wherein it can impact the ...

Share on Pinterest Exercise gives the brain a boost, and may help protect against cognitive decline, but why? Image credit: NICK VEASEY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images. Exercise can stimulate brain ...

We tend to sit longer at the holiday table during the holiday season and sometimes overeat during all the delicious meals. However, we cannot forget about moving, especially those of us who are no ...

Lifting weights does more than make you physically stronger: It could be a win for your brain health, too. That’s the ...

Whether you live for muscle-shaking workouts or need a push to get up and move, here’s a case for exercise whose results we can’t necessarily measure with the eye, scale, or grip strength tester. The ...

The connection between physical movement and brain function has emerged as one of neuroscience’s most significant discoveries. The human brain, despite representing only 2% of body weight, consumes ...

Health experts will wax lyrical about fitness' impressive physical impact, but its effect on the brain and subsequent benefits for cognitive function and mental health can't be overstated, either.

You lace up your sneakers, hit the pavement for a run, or grab those weights for strength training, thinking mostly about how your muscles will respond. The burn, the pump, the eventual definition or ...

Disease-modifying therapies for MS that prevent brain volume loss are linked to reduced long-term disability, new data show.