Staying intellectually stimulated could pay off in a big way by helping your brain stay sharper for longer, according to a ...

Speed-of-processing cognitive training in older adults significantly reduced dementia risk over 20 years, outperforming memory and reasoning training. Its adaptive, implicit learning approach may ...

A decline in brain function interfering with daily living isn’t a normal part of aging. Dementia is on the rise, more than ...

What most people think of when they hear the word “dementia” is memory problems and forgetfulness. But what people often ...

Is attention the key to early dementia detection? Researchers move beyond memory dysfunction to explore how attention impairments shape dementia.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A large, long-term study found that playing a brain training video game may help protect the brain against dementia for decades.

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The MIND diet may help protect the aging brain against structural deterioration, such as grey matter loss, a new study has ...

Wambūi Karanja of Kenya is "one to watch," says the Alzheimer's Association. Coping with her dad's condition inspired her to ...

Alzheimer’s disease dominates public awareness of dementia, but it is far from the only form. Vascular and less typical dementia sub-types account for roughly 25% of all diagnoses, and many of these ...