Far from rotting our brains, video games may improve our cognition. But how we play them matters when it comes to the benefits they provide.

Northwestern assistant head coach Harlon Barnett has a long list of nicknames ready to use whenever he addresses or talks about safety Robert Fitzgerald. The Terminator. The World’s Greatest Tackler.

There are nearly a million people in the UK with dementia and it is the number one health concern for older people. Patients ...