A large, 20-year trial showed that speedy cognitive exercises could reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease and other types of dementia. The question is, could these tasks be adapted into video games?

A study finds that people who did one specific form of brain training in the 1990s were less likely to be diagnosed with dementia over the next 20 years.

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A new, landmark study suggests that a game called "Double Decision" can help lower your risk of developing dementia by 25%.

Fact checked by Nick Blackmer 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 ...

Certain types of brain-training exercises could lower the risk of dementia by about 25%, according to new research connected ...

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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 ...