A type of cognitive training that tests people's quick recall seems to reduce the risk of dementia, including Alzheimer's ...

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 ...

Medical Watch Digest for Feb 9 Study: Cognitive speed training delays dementia diagnosis Training the brain to think fast, preserves memory for decades. It’s all about short term brain training for ...

Cognitive decline and dementia pose significant challenges to aging populations worldwide, but new research offers hope. A groundbreaking study suggests that cognitive "speed training" can reduce the ...

In the first large randomized trial to prospectively assess cognition, carotid revascularization shows no cognitive advantage over intensive medical therapy alone.

Postmenopausal women score better on cognitive and memory tests if they have been pregnant or breastfed earlier in life, new ...

Obesity and older age are strongly associated with low-grade inflammation in the body, a condition that appears closely ...

A new prospective cohort study by investigators from Mass General Brigham, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and the ...

Improving blood flow to the brain by opening a narrowed neck artery may not improve patients' cognitive skills, according to ...

Medically reviewed by Smita Patel, DO Key Takeaways Cognitive health can decline due to recurrent interrupted sleep and low ...

Helping care for grandchildren may offer an unexpected boost to brain health later in life. Researchers found that ...