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 ...

We are hardly ever consciously aware that we use logic to solve everyday problems. But what is logic? Is the logic used to prove theorems in mathematics the same kind that we use for our practical ...

Challenge yourself with a set of fast-paced puzzles designed to test your logic, observation, and quick thinking. Try to beat ...

Solving puzzles exercises your brain just as working out in a gym exercises your body. Physician Richard Restak and game designer Scott Kim believe that a good mental workout -- like any well-designed ...

WAVERLY - For Alice Lageschulte, life is a journey in black and white. There is no winding path, only across and down. For years she has worked at least two and sometimes three crossword puzzles a day ...

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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 ...