Alzheimer's Disease: bad.
Playing Video games: fun!
Playing video games to fight or prevent Alzheimer's Disease: healthy fun!

Here are 3 ways that playing video games can help fight Alzheimer's Disease (based on research shared on the world wide web--read some of what we found in our blogs, Video Games as a Cure for Alzheimer's Disease, and Alzheimer's Study Says Games are Great!):

Video Games vs. Alzheimer's Disease

1. Playing certain kinds of video games exercises the mind, making it less prone to degeneration. (Remember that Alzheimer's Disease is a degeneration of the brain? Read about it in Hi, my name is Alzheimer's Disease.)
2. Well designed problem solving video games can help regenerate lost synapses in the brain. It promotes a 'rewiring' of the brain, so the currents that carry our thoughts kind find their way more quickly and easily for those who exercise good problem solving!
3. The kind of thinking skills video games make the brain perform lead to interest in developing these skills further. As you players play the games, they find that not only can they solve more difficult problems in real life, but that they have developed an interest in solving problems in general. Such an interest is key in keeping the mind active.

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Well, those are it. The three top ways video games can help fight or prevent Alzheimer's Disease. On the topic, expect an announcement soon about the release of our first ever Alzheimer's Fighter game! Coming soon! In the meanwhile, practice your problem solving skills on your newspaper's crossword puzzle. Or, you can try your skills on Sam Bellotto Jr.'s acclaimed crosswords at Crossdown.