A lifetime enriched with intellectually stimulating activities -- including reading, writing, or frequently visiting museums -- was associated with lower risks of Alzheimer's disease dementia and mild ...

Lifelong intellectual activity, such as reading or museum visits, was tied to lower Alzheimer's dementia risk in older adults. Adults with the highest level of cognitive enrichment developed mild ...

Cognitive health in later life is ‘strongly influenced’ by lifelong exposure to intellectually stimulating environments, say researchers Reading, writing and learning a language or two can lower your ...

New government-backed research suggests an “unconscious” brain exercise may do more to shield aging minds from dementia better than old-school memory games. “This study gives us real, tangible ...

An apple a day keeps the doctor away, but your morning java might keep you sharp. While the scientific opinions on life’s greatest pleasures — coffee, alcohol, dark chocolate — seem to be in a ...

Downing a few cups of caffeinated coffee or mugs of tea each day may lower the risk of developing dementia, according to a long-term study. The lowest risk was tied to drinking around two to three ...

A long-term analysis shows that people who drink caffeinated coffee and tea have a lower risk of developing dementia, although the study does not prove cause and effect. Dr. Céline Gounder, CBS News ...

A long-term study of older adults with moderate hearing loss found that hearing aids did not lead to better performance on memory or thinking tests, but the story did not end there. Over seven years, ...

One to two cups of caffeinated tea per day helps too, researchers found after following nearly 132,000 people for 40 years. By Pam Belluck Pam Belluck wrote this while drinking three cups of ...