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New research reveals that exercise counteracts the mood-damaging effects of a Western-style diet through specific gut and hormonal mechanisms. Running restored metabolites tied to mental well-being ...

Recent research shows that dance-based brain breaks can significantly enhance preschoolers’ memory, focus, and problem-solving by increasing oxygen flow and releasing beneficial neurochemicals. From ...

As spring 2026 unfolds, educators and parents are swapping traditional kids' songs for a new wave of AI-generated dance tracks and movement-focused playlists designed to instantly reset energy levels.

By studying mice throughout their lives, scientists revealed that a network of neurons in the hippocampus starts out dense ...

Researchers in the Jonas group at ISTA applied this question to the hippocampus, the brain region responsible for memory ...

Carbohydrates don’t just fuel the body—they may also influence how the brain ages. A large long-term study found that diets high in fast-acting carbs that rapidly raise blood sugar were linked to a ...

A study from U.S. and Chinese researchers suggests Neanderthals and early modern humans probably had similar cognitive ...