With age comes a natural decline in cognitive function, even among otherwise healthy adults without dementia. A new study finds that a cognitive training program may boost production of a brain ...

So-called "brain training" games may help guard against Alzheimer's disease and other types of dementia, a new study suggests. The research found some older adults who completed specific cognitive ...

The smartest 30 minutes on television is back! The sharpest high school teams compete head-to-head on Saturdays through nine categories of trivia. Other WRAL Top Stories WRAL is again partnering with ...

Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. Brain games have become a popular way to sharpen ...

A large, long-term study found that playing a brain training video game may help protect the brain against dementia for decades. Experts say the findings are the strongest evidence yet that cognitive ...

Ritwik is a passionate gamer who has a soft spot for JRPGs. He's been writing about all things gaming for six years and counting. Engaging puzzle games like Blue Prince and Catherine keep players' ...

Will these people never leave us alone? Researchers have released yet another brain-health study, this one finding that people who played a speed-training video game for a mere 23 hours dramatically ...

A certain type of brain training appears to prevent or delay dementia by some 25% in people older than age 65, according to new research. Surprisingly, it wasn’t memory or problem-solving tasks that ...

WRAL is again partnering with Wake Technical Community College, where episodes are recorded at the Scott Northern Wake Campus in front of a live audience of family, friends and classmates. The new ...