Studies show listening to music can physiologically ease stress and even reduce depressive symptoms. Researchers in the ...

The way you begin the day affects your brain for the next 12 hours. The way the body needs stretches and warm-ups, the mind must also undergo cognitive stretching if it is to perform at its peak. The ...

Zone 2 cardio workouts have gotten a lot of love lately. The second least-intense type of cardio on a scale of 1 to 5, zone 2 involves raising your heart rate only a bit—to 60% or 70% of your max. It ...

If one of your health goals is to support your brain, you can probably already name a few hobbies that have an impact. After all, learning a new language, playing a musical instrument and doing ...

If the idea of strength training once conjured young men thrusting a barbell or popping out pullups, the tides have since turned: Lifting, even lifting heavy, has finally gained cultural cachet among ...

Scientists have found the first compelling evidence that cognitive training can boost levels of a brain chemical that typically declines as people... Want to keep your brain from aging? Try a ...

Music can also help prevent the onset of Alzheimer’s disease, which, in up to 95% of cases, can be driven by nongenetic factors. Neuroscientist Kathlyn Gan says research shows music can help counter ...

Sixteen hundred years ago, St. Augustine was credited with saying, “He who sings, prays twice.” Today, scientific research shows that he who sings, performs, or listens to music also enriches and ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." A small lab-based study found that a 12-week cycling program improved inhibitory control over six weeks.

Listening to or playing music later in life could do more than lift your spirits – it might also help keep your mind sharp. A study of more than 10,000 older adults has found that people who regularly ...

LONDON — Music met medicine when a patient played a clarinet solo as she underwent brain surgery for Parkinson's disease and proved that the treatment was working in real time. Denise Bacon, 65, saw ...