A neurologist explains why the brain strengthens much like muscle –\u00A0through challenge, rest and novelty – and how simple ...

If you have ever lifted a weight, you know the routine: challenge the muscle, give it rest, feed it and repeat. Over time, it ...

Infectious or chronic diseases such as long COVID, Alzheimer’s disease and traumatic brain injury can cause inflammation in the brain, or neuroinflammation, that weakens muscles. While scientists are ...

Research reveals how brain inflammation triggers extreme muscle weakness across several diseases, including viral infection, bacterial infection and Alzheimer's disease. The study, in fruit flies and ...

Physical rehabilitation and symptom management still remain the mainstay of treatment for stroke, as clot removal or ...

We often think the brain is like a muscle – we say things like “use it or lose it!”, and we talk about exercising or “training” our brains. In reality, actual brain tissue looks pretty much nothing ...

If television commercials and sales volume are any indication that people are worried about their brain health, then the answer is an unequivocal yes. It seems like you can't watch TV for more than a ...

There's a specific 'body profile' that may be crucial to the vitality of aging brains Whole-body MRI scans show that bodies with more muscle and less fat around the organs are most closely linked to ...

Grow your muscle, grow your brain. For decades it’s getting clearer—physical activity leads to more brain cells. But how? And why? A recent paper in Cell Metabolism shows the advantages of ...

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Credit: Getty Images Our work suggests that targeting the brain-muscle axis could offer new treatment strategies for muscle fatigue. Infectious or chronic diseases such as long COVID, Alzheimer’s ...