Decades of research has found that exercise is helpful for overall health and fitness, doing everything from lowering your risk of heart disease to helping you sleep better. According to a new study, ...

One of the world’s scientists studying Alzheimer’s said we could reduce our risk for Alzheimer’s and other memory issues by 40% using the “FINGER” method, and a study will look to see if a drug could ...

Saint Louis University’s Geriatric Education Center (GEC) offers cognitive stimulation therapy (CST), a support group for people experiencing memory challenges. Cognitive stimulation therapy (CST) is ...

The brain seeks novelty. Passive tasks can lead to skill decline. Challenging the brain with new learning, like a new ...

Memory concerns don’t have to become inevitable realities after age 40. The brain possesses remarkable plasticity throughout life, and strategic interventions beginning in the fifth decade can ...

New research from the University of South Australia challenges conventional wisdom about sedentary behavior and its effects on brain health. The groundbreaking study reveals that certain types of ...

One morning at a long-term care and rehabilitation facility in New York, where I was a recreation aide, a resident and I found ourselves reminiscing about our shared Puerto Rican heritage. He spoke ...

Cognitive stimulation therapy (CST) is a short-term, evidence-based, group or individual intervention program for people with mild to moderate dementia or Alzheimer’s disease. The goal of CST is to ...

Cognitive decline is natural: it starts to subtly set in by our 40s, and by your mid-50s it’s perfectly normal to find ...