A growing body of research suggests exercise can be beneficial for cognitive health.

A team at the University of California, San Francisco has identified a specific liver-produced enzyme that explains, at the molecular level, how physical exercise protects the aging brain from ...

A UCSF team finds a liver protein, released with exercise, that improves memory in aging and Alzheimer’s disease by repairing the brain’s blood vessels. It's the missing link between exercise and ...

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 ...

Can brain training “rewire” the brain to prevent dementia? What about repair the brain following an injury? Or turn back the ...

Research suggests compounds in foods like blackberries and kale can influence brain chemistry tied to motivation and activity ...

In older mice treated by the researchers, the blood-brain barrier was restored – shown by the pink dye not spreading much into the higher areas of the image. (Villeda Lab) Among its numerous health ...

Exercise may sharpen the mind by repairing the brain’s protective shield. Researchers found that physical activity prompts the liver to release an enzyme that removes a harmful protein causing the ...

If you’ve been putting off that morning jog or skipping the gym, you might want to lace up those sneakers sooner rather than later. Scientists have finally zeroed in on the "golden window" where ...

It’s easy to add to your routine, too.

Physical activity boosted a liver enzyme that improved the blood-brain barrier and reduced brain inflammation, with better memory performance in older mice. It is early-stage science, but it points to ...

Data are limited, however. In mice, ingesting exercise mimetics appeared to improve depressive-like behaviors, and the ...