Exercise can have many benefits for your mental health, including a boost in mood, self-esteem, sleep, concentration, memory, ...

Adults learn skills faster but forget more easily, while children retain skills better due to the benefits of sleep, ...

New research published in the Journal of Cognitive Enhancement has found that older adults who regularly participated in mentally challenging activities, such as reading or puzzles, maintained higher ...

Some 2.3 million of U.S. adults over 65—more than 4%—have a diagnosis of dementia. But even without a diagnosis, a certain ...

A study reveals that young adults outpace children in learning new motor skills. However, they also lose these skills faster.

Ahead, experts demystify the influence of childhood sports on your body type later in life and offer practical advice on how ...

Everyday physical activities, from light chores to intense exercise, provide immediate cognitive benefits for middle-aged ...

New research finds that even single bouts of intense exercise can improve cognitive performance in young adults, particularly ...

Six years after his Alzheimer’s diagnosis, 90-year-old Zelik Bocknek (Zel) refuses to slow down — and he believes his active ...

Excessive daytime sleepiness could be an early sign of a pre-dementia condition called motoric cognitive risk syndrome (MCR), a study suggests.

A combination of two “active” therapies may help slow cognitive decline in older adults, especially those with a type of severe depression and a genetic risk of Alzheimer's, a study indicates.