A simple brain-training exercise could reduce people's risk of developing dementia by 25 percent, a study said Monday, but ...

Researchers tracked more than 2,800 older adults for 20 years to assess whether brain-training exercises could lower the risk of dementia.

A neuroimaging study from NYU shows that the same type of brain training found to reduce dementia risk in the recent ACTIVE Study can also repair white matter damaged by brain injury. The brain ...

When we think about our health, we often think of popping on hiking boots, grabbing the gym kit, or going for a run to help keep our bodies in shape. But it's equally important to do regular brain ...

A large, 20-year trial showed that speedy cognitive exercises could reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease and other types of ...

Mental exercises, including memory games, may help boost brain health by creating new brain cells and connections. Brain exercises are important throughout life, and perhaps even more so in older ...

You know exercise is good for you, but your brain still resists it like it’s punishment rather than reward. The problem isn’t willpower or discipline – it’s that your neural pathways haven’t learned ...

Laura holds a Master's in Experimental Neuroscience and a Bachelor's in Biology from Imperial College London. Her areas of expertise include health, medicine, psychology, and neuroscience. Laura holds ...

Dr. Bryant Stamford discusses how walking is a brain exercise. Dr. Bryant Stamford, professor of Kinesiology and Integrative Physiology at Hanover College, discusses how walking is a brain exercise.

A new study shows exercise releases a liver enzyme that repairs aging brain blood vessels and restores memory in mice.

After two decades, Medicare records showed that the people who did the speed-training and booster sessions had a 25-percent ...