University of California, San Francisco

Scientists Find a Mechanism for How Exercise Protects the Brain

A UCSF team finds a liver protein, released with exercise, that improves memory in aging and Alzheimer’s disease by repairing ...

How brain exercises can help lower the risk of dementia

A study in the Alzheimer's Association research journal found that simple brain speed exercises were linked to lowering the risk of dementia by 26% at a 20-year follow-up.
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Over 40? Here are 9 clever memory exercises to start doing today

Yes, some of these are fun! Here are neurology and brain scientists' tips to "exercise" this super organ—your brilliant brain ...
Science Daily

Scientists reveal how exercise protects the brain from Alzheimer’s

Exercise may sharpen the mind by repairing the brain’s protective shield. Researchers found that physical activity prompts the liver to release an enzyme that removes a harmful protein causing the ...

Brain training sessions found to reduce dementia risk in decades-long study

Brain training reduces dementia risk by 25% over 20 years, long-term study finds. Cognitive speed training shows lasting ...

This form of mental exercise may cut dementia risk for decades

A study finds that people who did one specific form of brain training in the 1990s were less likely to be diagnosed with dementia over the next 20 years.
AARP

One Type of Brain Training Cut Dementia Risk Decades Later, Study Shows

Help Register Login Login Hi, %{firstName}% Hi, %{firstName}% Games Car rental A new study suggests the answer may be yes. Research published Feb. 9 in the journal Alzheimer’s & Dementia found that ...

Brain training game may help combat dementia for decades, study finds

A new study that followed participants for two decades found some were up to a quarter less likely to develop a memory ...

Study reveals "speed training" the brain could delay dementia onset by years

Speed training your brain could help delay developing dementia by years, according to a recent National Institutes of Health ...

This Simple Brain Exercise May Protect Against Dementia for 20 Years

A long-running study following thousands of older adults suggests that a relatively brief period of targeted brain training ...

This video game may help protect your brain against dementia

A large, long-term study found that playing a brain training video game may help protect the brain against dementia for ...

Brain speed exercises could delay dementia, try these 5 quick-thinking workouts to keep memory sharp

A 20-year follow-up of the ACTIVE study found that older adults who did speed-based cognitive training, especially with later ...