A new study offers encouraging news for older adults experiencing mild memory problems. Researchers have found that combining ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Brain-training games are all the rage, but whether they prevent cognitive decline has been debatable. Studies in recent years have ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you’re learning something new, your brain is using acetylcholine, a neurotransmitter that has been shown to be deficient in ...

Playing games to train your brain into a better memory may not be just the stuff of bad app-store advertising, according to a new study two decades in the making. Research published in the journal ...

Recent research has unveiled that online brain training can reverse a decade of cognitive aging, enhancing memory and learning capabilities. This breakthrough, coupled with studies confirming the ...

If there were a way to improve your running performance without putting more stress on your body, would you use it? This isn’t a trick—we aren’t talking about illegal substances. Instead, we’re ...

So don’t get stuck in your ways as you age. Castel writes in his book that even changing up your old habits — hiking a ...

The concept of brain plasticity is one that offers hope for those seeking to reverse the tide of aging’s effect on mental processes. This is the idea that brains can be shaped by experiences, ...

With age comes a natural decline in cognitive function, even among otherwise healthy adults without dementia. A new study finds that a cognitive training program may boost production of a brain ...