"My kids would say, 'It feels like Grandma isn't really there'," says Andrea Pidgeon, whose mother was diagnosed with ...

A new study makes the case that activating your mind before physical activity lowers your heart rate and boosts performance.

A groundbreaking 20-year study shows that just five weeks of a specific type of brain training can reduce dementia risk by 25 ...

Older adults with normal thinking and memory did better mentally when they exercised and did brain-training activities. These activities worked better than doing nothing or just getting general health ...

A multicomponent exercise program that includes strength, aerobic, agility, and balance training exercises is cost-effective and results in improved cognition among stroke survivors, compared with a ...

A new study found that brain training exercises may reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease. Specifically, a speed training intervention cut dementia risk by about 25%. Extended brain training may have ...

With an aging population, rates of dementia will only climb, yet doctors have few effective strategies for addressing the worst symptoms. more Mild cognitive impairment, in which older adults show ...

Your brain isn’t destined to slow down as you age, despite what you might have been told. While some cognitive changes are normal with aging, significant decline isn’t inevitable — and there’s one ...

Brain endurance training (BET), a combined cognitive and exercise training method developed for athletes, boosts cognitive and physical abilities in older adults. According to a new study by ...

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