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Computer games, crossword puzzles and board games can all strengthen neural systems and boost cognitive flexibility ...

Older adults who completed certain amounts of the cognitive training game above, found on the BrainHQ app, reduced their risk ...

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 decades-long trial found that speed-based cognitive training was linked to significantly lower dementia rates ...

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 ...

Brain-training games are all the rage, but whether they prevent cognitive decline has been debatable. Studies in recent years have gone back and forth on the topic, with no definitive conclusion. Many ...

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

With age comes a natural decline in cognitive function, even among otherwise healthy adults without dementia. A new study finds that a cognitive training program may boost production of a brain ...

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 ...

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