This research replicates previous work showing that older adults remember less and are more distractible than younger adults. However, this work also suggests that there is a silver lining to this combination.

One of the most powerful messages coming out of the brain fitness science these days is that having intellectual passions is a major factor in any good brain fitness plan.

If a woman has low bone density, the new study results suggest that discussing estrogen treatment with their physician may be a useful option, especially if she is relatively early in the postmenopausal stage.

If you followed news coverage on the release of the National Alzheimer's Plan, you'd probably conclude that the solution to maintain lifelong brain health is simple: Simply wait until 2025 for a "magic bullet" to be discovered to cure Alzheimer's disease.

Consuming berries regularly may help curb cognitive decline among older adults, a new study finds. It suggests that eating one or more servings of blu...

Seniors who ate healthful diets scored better on tests of mental acuity than did their peers who consumed junk food, according to a new study. We'v...

While there is nothing we can do today to prevent Alzheimer's pathology, there is much we can do, as individuals and as a society, to build up Cognitive Reserve.

The American Medical News, just published an excellent article to bring recent brain fitness research into doctor's attention.

Having high blood pressure may up your risk of cognitive decline, according to a new study from the National Institute of Health, which shows simply h...