Strong leg muscles do not just keep you upright and mobile. They actively protect your brain, sharpen your thinking, and may ...

It’s a bizarre sight: With a short burst of light, a sponge-shaped robot scoots across a tiled surface. Flipped on its back, it repeatedly twitches as if doing sit-ups. By tinkering with the light’s ...

Grow your muscle, grow your brain. For decades it’s getting clearer—physical activity leads to more brain cells. But how? And why? A recent paper in Cell Metabolism shows the advantages of ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Research found that participants who had more muscle and less visceral fat were more likely to have ...

Creatine isn’t just for gym buffs; Virginia Tech scientists are using focused ultrasound to sneak this vital energy molecule past the blood-brain barrier, hoping to reverse devastating creatine ...

A new study suggests that a little-known region deep in the brain could be crucial for preserving physical strength as we age ...

New research presented at the Radiological Society of North America Annual Meeting 2025 suggests that having more muscle and less visceral fat may help keep the brain younger as measured by biological ...

The benefits of strength training extend beyond your physical health. Lifting weights can do wonders for your brain health. Strength training can play a key role in improving brain function, ...

Exercise doesn’t just challenge the body; it challenges how the brain interprets effort. Scientists discovered that vibrating tendons before cycling allowed people to push harder without feeling like ...

Researchers examined over a thousand healthy adults using body and brain MRI. This approach allows for quantifying muscle mass and different types of fat, while estimating the biological age of the ...