Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A specific game could help lower your dementia risk. (MoMo Productions via Getty Images) Many people try puzzles or brain-training ...

Dementia has long been framed as an inevitable byproduct of aging, something to be managed rather than meaningfully delayed. A sprawling clinical trial of older adults now challenges that assumption, ...

A 45-minute 4-on-4 drill may sharpen teen soccer players’ thinking speed, even when a blood brain marker stays flat.

A certain type of brain training appears to prevent or delay dementia by some 25% in people older than age 65, according to new research. Surprisingly, it wasn’t memory or problem-solving tasks that ...

As we get older, it's normal for our cognitive abilities to start declining gradually. What we may gain in wisdom we lose in processing speed and short-term memory, for example. That's why it's ...

A new study using Medicare claims to identify Alzheimer’s and dementia diagnoses shows that playing a free online speed-training video game (and booster sessions) may offer protective benefits.

There is no reality check like telling someone the same story twice and not realizing it until they stop you midway. When that’s followed by misplacing your keys for the second time in a week or ...

Overview of the Gamma Game program's gamma wave brain entrainment routine, daily cognitive engagement structure, and how the ...