If one of your New Year’s resolutions is to eat healthier, you’re doing your heart a favor. And, a new study suggests that a diet that helps the heart can

Weill Cornell Medicine researchers have found that intracranial hemorrhages, or "brain bleeds," caused by a ruptured blood vessel in the brain, double a person's risk of developing dementia later in life.

Fact checked by Nick Blackmer Your morning run might be pulling double duty for your health. Of course, it’s good for your heart, but it also might protect you from dementia. A groundbreaking study exploring the relationship between exercise and insulin in the brain suggests regular physical exercise can improve brain function,

Scientists have churned out a bunch of studies lately about why exercise is important for brain health and may even help to lower your risk of dementia. Now, new research breaks down a specific chain reaction that happens in the body when you work out—and this discovery may even help prevent dementia.

New research found that working out starts a chain reaction that can lower your risk of dementia. Here's exactly how it works—and how long it takes.