Almost half of Americans from age 50 to 64 think they’re likely to develop dementia as they grow older, but only 5% have talked about prevention with their healthcare provider, according to a 2019 ...

There’s a woman at my gym who walks on the treadmill in an unconventional manner. She treads backwards; sometimes quickly, sometimes slowly while reading a magazine ...

I know regular exercise is an important part of my present and future well-being. Many studies have shown the correlation between exercise and health. But a new St. Tammany Parish Library program has ...

The body can be prepped for surgery, and so can the brain — by giving patients “neurobics,” or games that serve as cognitive exercises, according to a study published Nov. 11 in JAMA Surgery.

Playing cognitive games prior to surgery reduces the risk of postoperative delirium in older adults in a dose-dependent manner, new research suggests. Results of a randomized controlled trial show ...