Walk 10,000 steps a day, cut back alcohol, get better sleep at night, stay socially active — we’re told that changes like these can…
Humans are organized into around 200 nations, yet there are roughly 6,000 languages in existence. It therefore seems obvious that bilingualism is much more…
Can you train your brain to perform more efficiently? If you’re learning another language or studying how to read music, yes, according to science….
Unlike many other parts of the body, the brain changes over time, reorganizing its connections in response to our experiences. When we engage in…
Researchers have long been studying the therapeutic benefits of listening to music, and how it can stimulate brain regions that regulate cognition, movement, emotions,…
A new study has found that people who engaged in learning activities as children — studying foreign languages, being read to, looking at atlases,…
A new study examined a group of Roman Catholic nuns, aiming to find out how the risk of dementia changed based on their language…
Reading every day may reduce dementia risk, according to a study published in JAMA Psychiatry in July 2018. Researchers at Hong Kong’s Elderly Health…
There is little that is known for sure in the realm of Alzheimer’s research, and what we do know seems like it’s always changing….
As we age, we do what we can to prevent cognitive decline: eat blueberries, get our 10,000 steps in and download brain games to…
It’s not just any one thing that causes Alzheimer’s disease, but rather a combination of factors that range from possessing certain variants of genes…
While the search for a drug to treat Alzheimer’s disease trudges on, emerging prevention evidence is the most encouraging news for those who have…
The question of whether you can prevent the onset of Alzheimer’s disease with online brain games has been hotly debated in recent years, with…