Chronic pain has long forced patients into a trade-off between constant discomfort and the side effects of powerful drugs. A ...

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Researchers at the University of New South Wales Sydney are testing a new way to treat chronic nerve pain by training the ...

Some 2.3 million of U.S. adults older than 65 — more than 4% — have a diagnosis of dementia. But even without a diagnosis, a certain amount of cognitive decline is normal as age sets in. And whether ...

Wouldn’t it be great if we could slow the aging process? Well, new research shows there may be a way to do so with a specific strategy involving both mental and physical exercise. According to a new ...

In sad news for brain-builders out there relying on “training” games, a new study in The Journal of Experimental Psychology says playtime has no impact whatsoever on intelligence. The study’s authors ...

But boosting our brains does not end there, millions of us are downloading brain training apps to improve our processing ...

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Compassion training activates brain regions linked to resilience and well-being, contrasting with empathy's association with ...

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What does it take for brain training to work? Source: Gerd Altmann (geralt)/Pixabay Most of us have probably heard of the idea of “brain training”: a tool or set of tools, usually on a computer or ...