Adults age 65 and older who completed five to six weeks of cognitive speed training - in this case, speed of processing training, which helps people quickly find visual information on a computer ...

The research found some older adults who completed specific cognitive exercises, called speed training, lowered their risk of developing dementia by 25%. Scientists put participants through the speed ...

One type of cognitive training appears to reduce the risk of dementia 20 years later. Even a modest amount of mental exercise appears to reduce the risk of dementia for decades. NPR's John Hamilton ...

A large, long-term study found that playing a brain training video game may help protect the brain against dementia for ...

Dementia is a term used to describe memory loss, impaired reasoning, difficulties communicating and other mental impairments ...

WEST MONROE, La. (KTVE/KARD) – According to the National Institute on Aging, 6.9 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease today. As the population ages, these numbers are projected to ...

A study funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) provides the clearest evidence to date to link severe chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) to dementia risk. CTE is a degenerative brain ...

In A Nutshell Researchers achieved 94% accuracy in identifying Alzheimer’s disease by analyzing bacterial infections, ...

MADISON, Wis.- A groundbreaking national study into the causes of Alzheimer’s and dementia has begun, led by researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “This study is definitely a trailblazer ...

According to research, vascular dementia is slightly more common in men than women Alzheimer’s disease is not the only cruel condition to adversely affect brain function and rob sufferers of their ...

Global analysis finds peripheral diseases contribute to one-third of dementia cases, highlighting prevention opportunities beyond the brain.