When Maria started experiencing memory lapses at 73, her doctor suggested medications and puzzles. Instead, she joined a weekly dance class. Six months later, her cognitive assessments showed ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dancing queen: Emily Stephenson, aninstructor who teaches at Flow Dance London, demonstrates key moves you can try Half an hour ...

PARK RIDGE, Ill. (WPVI) -- Despite his graying beard and endearing nickname, Grandpa Rossy isn't quite that old. But no matter your age, it can really help to "bust a move." Mike Maggio and his wife ...

You’ll reduce your risk of heart disease and dementia as well.

Results from the research team’s brain-activity simulator show regions of brain where activity was significantly predicted by the simulator from features of music and movement, employing cross-modal ...

Regularly engaging in creative activities—like painting, dancing, or gaming—can help keep your brain biologically younger, regardless of your actual age. Creativity boosts brain health by enhancing ...

Dancing improves brain function on a variety of levels. Two recent studies show how different types of practice allow dancers to achieve peak performance by blending cerebral and cognitive thought ...

Dancing lowers the depression associated with Parkinson's disease, and the benefits can be seen in multiple ways, according to a study involving York University researchers published in the Journal of ...

Did Sir Isaac Newton destroy the beauty of the rainbow by explaining it? Yes, he did. Because of Newton we no longer believe that a rainbow is the shaft of light projected from a pot of gold, or the ...

Past research shows that engaging in creative activities can help keep your brain healthy as you age. A new study has found that not only can creative pursuits help with brain health, they may also ...

As we grow older we suffer a decline in mental and physical fitness, which can be made worse by conditions like Alzheimer's disease. A new study, published in the open-access journal Frontiers in ...

Remember when you could memorize song lyrics after hearing them just once? Or pick up new skills without breaking a sweat? Your brain’s natural plasticity was firing on all cylinders back then. But ...