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

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 ...

Patients with traumatic brain injuries (TBI) who complete computerized cognitive games show improved neuroplasticity and ...

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 ...

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

A specific type of mental exercise could buy you more time, according to new long-term data.

Imagine you’re driving down the street when, out of nowhere, a skateboarder rolls into your path. You’re looking straight ...

Brain-training games sell themselves as a way to maintain cognitive function, but the evidence isn't there yet. Eva-Katalin/E+ via Getty Images Some 2.3 million of U.S. adults over 65 – more than 4% – ...

Lower dementia risk and live a better quality of life with an occasional round of Monopoly or chess with the family.

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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Research shows that crossword puzzles are effective in improving memory. (Getty Images) (artisteer via Getty Images) There is no ...