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Doctors often advise exercising your brain to stay sharp but stretching your brain might be the better description.

Some 2.3 million of U.S. adults older than 65 — more than 4% — have a diagnosis of dementia. But even without a diagnosis, a certain amount of cognitive decline is normal as age sets in. And whether ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A large, long-term study found that playing a brain training video game may help protect the brain against dementia for decades.

Some 2.3 million U.S. adults over 65 — more than 4% — have a diagnosis of dementia. But even without a diagnosis, a certain amount of cognitive decline is normal as age sets in. Whether it’s due to ...

One of the more encouraging findings out of the Rush study is that although the benefits were greater when someone seeks out ...

A large, long-term study found that playing a brain training video game may help protect the brain against dementia for decades. Experts say the findings are the strongest evidence yet that cognitive ...

The growing research on brain health is a good reminder that while our phones might offer a quick dopamine hit, real ...

There’s something oddly satisfying about solving a brain teaser. Whether it’s cracking a tricky riddle, unraveling a word puzzle, or figuring out a logic problem that makes you go, “Ohhh, I get it now ...