A new study has found that playing a musical instrument can help to keep the brain healthy in later life. Playing the piano ...

A large UK-based study published in the American Academy of Neurology’s medical journal found that physical and mental activities ― such as doing household chores, exercising or visiting loved ones ...

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“[Physical activity] is one of the 10 factors that improve cognition and brain health in general,” said Azizi, adding that it also decreases your likelihood of developing degenerative diseases like ...

In a new study, researchers at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil found that computerized brain exercises ...

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UCLA researchers have identified placental growth factor (PlGF) as a potential blood biomarker for early detection of cognitive impairment and dementia ... that a simple blood test could spot earlier ...