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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The study examined the brain activity of 397 adults, ages 60 and older, over 24 hours to determine how various activities impact ...

In recent years, brain-training apps and cognitive games have become a familiar part of modern wellness culture. From ...

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Some 2.3 million of U.S. adults older than 65 — more than 4% — have a diagnosis of dementia. But even without a diagnosis, a certain amount of cognitive decline is normal as age sets in. And whether ...