A large, long-term study found that playing a brain training video game may help protect the brain against dementia for ...

A simple brain-training exercise could reduce people's risk of developing dementia by 25 percent, a study said Monday, but ...

Certain types of brain-training exercises could lower the risk of dementia by about 25%, according to new research connected ...

Forget crossword puzzles. New government-backed research suggests an “unconscious” brain exercise may do more to shield aging ...

A large, 20-year trial showed that speedy cognitive exercises could reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease and other types of ...

Brain training reduces dementia risk by 25% over 20 years, long-term study finds. Cognitive speed training shows lasting ...

A simple brain-training program that sharpens how quickly older adults process visual information may have a surprisingly powerful long-term payoff. In a major 20-year study of adults 65 and older, ...

Scientists have found the first compelling evidence that cognitive training can boost levels of a brain chemical that typically declines as people age. The results of this 10-week study back earlier ...

The research found some older adults who completed specific cognitive exercises, called speed training, lowered their risk of developing dementia by 25%. Scientists put participants through the speed ...

A new study that followed participants for two decades found some were up to a quarter less likely to develop a memory ...

Heavy leg exercises may increase production of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), a protein that supports the growth and maintenance of nerves in the brain, Carbone said. This process, called ...

It’s frustrating when you try to hunker down to tackle a project, only to have your mind wander. If this happens more than you’d like, new research has a solution: You can “train” your brain to be ...