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?

Science’s success at staving off death from heart disease or cancer has made another diagnosis more likely: Dementia.

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.

We’re winning the fight against dementia, one battle at a time.

A study in the Alzheimer's Association research journal found that simple brain speed exercises were linked to lowering the risk of dementia by 26% at a 20-year follow-up.

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As we age, keeping the brain active is just as important as staying physically fit. While crossword puzzles and Sudoku are classics, there’s a wide world of fun and effective brain games out there ...