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Speed training your brain may lessen risk of Alzheimer’s and other dementias

A 20-year study found brain games that boost speed and split attention helped prevent Alzheimer’s and other dementias.

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Brain training reduces dementia risk, study says

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Speed-focused brain training tied to 25% lower dementia risk after 20 years

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Brain train game may help protect against dementia for up to 20 years

A large, long-term study found that playing a brain training video game may help protect the brain against dementia for decades.

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Speed training lowers dementia risk by 25% in 20-year study of older adults

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Study finds brain training games may help protect against dementia

First Intervention Shown to Lower Alzheimer’s and Dementia Incidence

The study found that there was no significant effect from either the memory or reasoning training; however, those who were in the booster speed training group showed a significant (25%) reduction in diagnosed cases of dementia over the 20-year period.

Improving brain blood flow in Alzheimer's disease is focus of UM researchers' study: "Major stepping stone"

In a new study that could have significant implications for future Alzheimer's treatment, researchers at the University of Miami have successfully figured out how to combat one of the early signs of the neurodegenerative disease.