FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Keeping our minds sharp and active can keep our brains healthy. "Any exercise retrains the brain," says Dr. Perminder Bhatia. "What happens when people get dementia is that ...

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Scientists have identified a type of mental exercise focused on processing speed that could cut people’s risk of developing dementia in later life by 25 per cent, an advance that may lead to new ...

Dementia has long been framed as an inevitable byproduct of aging, something to be managed rather than meaningfully delayed. A sprawling clinical trial of older adults now challenges that assumption, ...

A long-term NIH study found that older adults who completed brain speed training had a 25% lower risk of developing dementia. Participants did short, intensive training sessions focused on rapid ...

We're winning the fight against dementia, one battle at a time Bruce Willis has it. So did the singer Tony Bennett, the actor Gene Wilder, the boxer Sugar Ray Robinson and the author E.B. White. So ...

CLEVELAND — What if a few weeks of simple brain training could help protect your mind for decades? A new NIH-funded study suggests that may be possible, and it is just one of several new findings that ...

A growing body of research suggests exercise can be beneficial for cognitive health.

Looking to sharpen your speed, memory, attention, people skills, and more? Or maybe you want to build and maintain your brain health, just like you build and maintain your physical health? Learn what ...

As we age, staying active helps us stay healthier for longer and protects against chronic disease. We can also exercise our brains to prevent age-related mental decline with activities like reading ...

A simple brain-training exercise could reduce people's risk of developing dementia by 25 percent, a study said Monday, but with outside researchers expressing caution in interpreting the results.