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Older adults who continue to perform household chores have better cognition, attention span, and physical strength compared to those who no longer do their own home keeping chores. Housework in older adults was also linked to a decreased risk of falls.

As awareness of CTE — chronic traumatic encephalopathy — has grown, so has a thriving market of dubious remedies marketed to everyday people who believe they are suffering from CTE — a disease that can't even be diagnosed until after death, through an autopsy of the brain.

Ian Fishback revealed abuse of detainees during the Iraq war, but struggled after leaving the service. He died awaiting a bed at the V.A.

The degenerative brain condition known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy gained infamy due to cases in high-profile professional football players. But CTE goes far beyond the NFL.

According to research and psychologists, working with your hands does wonders for you and your brain. And nonprofit Black Horse Forge helps active-duty military, veterans and other first responders from all over the U.S. through the ancient art of blacksmithing (and blade making).

Singing, playing an instrument or listening to music have all been shown to activate numerous areas of the brain that control speech, movement and cognition, memory and emotion – often all at the same time. 

'Art gives [veterans] a way to express things that they don't have words for yet,' therapist says

Doctors say we're making great progress, but there's still more that needs to be done.

After settling an explosive lawsuit, the league is taking on a bigger challenge: overhauling cognitive testing in a field that has long adjusted results based on race

I couldn’t handle stimulation or confusion and I spent a week mostly sleeping

The worst effects of "post-intensive care syndrome" include debilitating weakness and fatigue, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, depression, difficulty thinking, and hard-to-define challenges functioning in daily life.