Dementia affects millions of people worldwide, and as our population ages, the number of cases is rising. This condition ...

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

Adults learn skills faster but forget more easily, while children retain skills better due to the benefits of sleep, ...

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.

Contrary to popular belief, children aren’t better at learning new skills than adults, new research from the University of Copenhagen has shown.

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 ...

A study reveals that young adults outpace children in learning new motor skills. However, they also lose these skills faster.

According to the researchers, this suggests that sleep benefits children’s learning and memory more. But other factors could ...