

A new study shows that playing casual games aids mental health and can help keep you sharp.

According to the report, research indicates that people who maintain "healthy cognitive loads" like playing chess, doing crosswords and other activities appear to have lower rates of dementia, Alzheimer s Disease and other cognitive problems.

While the report is pretty vague on what games are best and what the keys to game benefits are, it still seems like a good enough reason to break out the Scrabble set tonight.

Study: Casual games can help your mental health [Macworld]