Anne M. Birkam comes by her love of crossword puzzles quite naturally. "My dad did them when I was a kid," said the cataloger at Hoyt Public Library in Saginaw. "I don't do the Saturday one in The New ...

Brain shrinkage has been linked to Alzheimer's disease through research that shows the brain begins to shrink years before symptoms of the devastating disease appear. But, a new study finds exercise ...

Regular physical exercise appears to protect the brain from shrinking, an otherwise natural process in old age that is associated with memory and thinking problems. Conversely, mentally and socially ...

Physical and mental activity don't appear to prevent the brain from developing the telltale beta-amyloid deposits that are a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease, a new study suggests. "While it was hoped ...

To help stave off the cognitive decline of aging, you might want to drop the crossword puzzle and head out for a brisk walk or a bike ride. In a study published in the journal Neurology of almost 700 ...

A jigsaw puzzle is one of life’s little pleasures, giving you the opportunity to assemble an image of almost anything you can think of from a collection of little pieces. Our fixation with automobiles ...

Picture puzzles are good for improving your attention to detail, concentration, focus, and short-term memory. Studies show that puzzles exercise both the left and right sides of the brain. That is why ...