Isha Bhonde, an experienced physical therapist and advocate for holistic elder care, has been exploring how physical therapy ...

New research published in the Journal of Cognitive Enhancement has found that older adults who regularly participated in mentally challenging activities, such as reading or puzzles, maintained higher ...

Brain-training games remain unproven, but research shows what sorts of activities do benefit cognitive functioning.

Strength training or lifting weights offers many benefits across all age groups, contributing to overall physical and mental ...

A study of middle-aged adults finds that walking the dog or doing household chores is enough activity to save your brain ...

Some 2.3 million of U.S. adults over 65—more than 4%—have a diagnosis of dementia. But even without a diagnosis, a certain ...

Exercise has been shown to improve brain health and reduce the risk of cognitive decline and dementia over the long-term. But ...

Everyday physical activities, from light chores to intense exercise, provide immediate cognitive benefits for middle-aged ...

New research finds that even single bouts of intense exercise can improve cognitive performance in young adults, particularly ...

Six years after his Alzheimer’s diagnosis, 90-year-old Zelik Bocknek (Zel) refuses to slow down — and he believes his active ...

Excessive daytime sleepiness could be an early sign of a pre-dementia condition called motoric cognitive risk syndrome (MCR), ...