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Climbing Trees May Improve Memory

New research suggests that climbing a tree may improve working memory. Going to the park and climbing a tree might do your brain some good. Researchers at the University of North Florida found that climbing a tree and balancing on a beam can dramatically improve working memory, which is linked to performance in a wide variety of contexts from grades to sports.

Jul 30, 2015 PM EDT

Seniors Prescribed Twice The Mental Health Drugs As Younger Adults, But See Psychiatrists Less
Jul 30, 2015 PM EDT
Distracted Texters Walk Slower, Swerve A Lot
Jul 30, 2015 PM EDT
Researchers Recommend Ban on Salamander Importing to Stop Deadly Fungus from Spreading
Jul 30, 2015 PM EDT
Philae Discovers Several Organic Materials on Comet 67P
Jul 30, 2015 PM EDT
Ray Tensing Pleads Not Guilty to Murder, Bond Set at $1 Million
Jul 30, 2015 PM EDT
Coffee Consumption Could Lead To Memory Loss
Jul 30, 2015 PM EDT

Big Ten Media Days 2015 Live Stream: Urban Meyer to Address 4 Players' Suspension?

By Russell Westerholm
Jul 30, 2015 PM EDT
Cassini Spacecraft Spots Mysterious Red Marks on Surface of Tethys

By Russell Westerholm
Jul 30, 2015 PM EDT
Obama Signs Order for World's Fastest Computer

By Rashmi Kalia
Jul 30, 2015 PM EDT
Most Obese Teens Feel Better After Gastric Bypass

By Staff Reporter
Jul 30, 2015 PM EDT
Dawn Delivers Topographic Map of Ceres Detailing Several Mountains, Craters

By Russell Westerholm
Jul 30, 2015 PM EDT
Washington DC Could Sink Up to 6 Inches Over Next Century

By Russell Westerholm
Jul 30, 2015 PM EDT
Black Men Are Twice As Likely To Develop, Die From Prostate Cancer Than White Men

By Staff Reporter
Jul 30, 2015 AM EDT
Rolling Stone Managing Editor Will Dana Resigns, Magazine Fields Another Lawsuit

By Russell Westerholm
Jul 30, 2015 AM EDT