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A brain exercise a day might keep you current—it might even revive your brain chemistry. In a landmark clinical trial led by McGill University, researchers discovered that ten weeks of brain training ...

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It's never too late to start working on your brain health. That's according to a new study that looks at factors that affect your aging brain. One thing was clear, though: The more regularly you ...