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Brain training games do actually improve your memory, study shows - Results show certain online brain exercises reduce ...

It seems Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training was well worth the time, as a brand new scientific study has revealed it could offset ...

It’s frustrating when you try to hunker down to tackle a project, only to have your mind wander. If this happens more than ...

Researchers measured acetylcholine production in participants' brains at the beginning and end of the 10-week trial.

Kirsten Storms offered “General Hospital” fans an update on her health Monday evening, sharing that she is scheduled for a surgical coiling procedure “sometime in the next two weeks” to address a ...

Source: Marek Pavlik / Unsplash Microplastics have become an unavoidable part of our daily life, embedded in packaging and clothing, and found in our oceans, in the air we breathe, and in the water we ...

Brain-training games are all the rage, but whether they prevent cognitive decline has been debatable. Studies in recent years have gone back and forth on the topic, with no definitive conclusion. Many ...

A McGill University-led clinical trial is the first in humans to show online brain training exercises can improve brain networks affecting learning and memory. The study found 10 weeks' use of the ...

Scientists identified two types of brain cells, neurons and microglia, that are altered in people with depression. Through genomic mapping of post-mortem brain tissue, they found major differences in ...

ST. PAUL, Minn., Oct. 6 (UPI) --Spanish and Chinese scientists said Monday they have used specifically tailored nanoparticles to clear out build-ups of a key toxin linked to Alzheimer's disease in the ...

The Los Angeles Dodgers took Game 1 of the NLDS against the Philadelphia Phillies by a score of 5-3 after a dramatic late-inning comeback. The Phils struck first in the bottom of the second inning, as ...