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Does playing chess prevent Alzheimer’s?

Posted from Susan Polgar Chess Daily Ne... 97 days ago
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Does playing chess prevent Alzheimer’s? How many of us know what we can do to reduce our risk of Alzheimer’s disease?When I ask groups of seniors that question, some of the more common answers include games such as crossword puzzles, chess, or sudoku.Each one of these answers is right but also wrong, because simply playing games falls short of what we can do to reduce our risk of dementia.Playing games like chess can stimulate our minds, increase our social interactions with others and possibly reduce stress, but when it comes to reducing our risk of Alzheimer’s, the type, variety and fr... (original story)