Science
- MetLife Tips to Help Retain a Robust and Healthy Brain1/19/2007 4:12:51 PM
Brain Health is not just about computer programs and sudoku puzzles. MetLife, NIH and other sources have pointed out the need for a more holistic view and approach. One needs to take care of the physical aspects of the body, maintain good eating habbits and stay in good physical health in addition to working out the mind.
Read Article - Training improves cognitive ability in older adults12/7/2006 3:26:22 PM
Structured cognitive training sessions are shown to improve memory and problem solving skills in aging adults.
Read Article - Brain plasticity shows that the brain continues to adapt thoughout life11/24/2006 11:25:48 AM
Recent research has demonstrated that brain pathways and connections are continually changing and developing throughout our entire life. Stimulating brain exercises can enhance that abiity which is called neuroplasticity.
Read Article - Social Contact Protects Senior Citizens from Alzheimer's Damaging Effects11/22/2006 2:34:26 PM
"No man is an island" holds true for maintaing brain health. Broadening your social circle as you age has protective effects.
Read Article - Fight Alzheimer's disease with an active brain11/15/2006 2:00:51 PM
New research shows that mental exercise can lower your risk of dementia.
Read Article - Cognitive Reserve and Alzheimer's disease11/15/2006 1:47:19 PM
Mental stimulation can help develop and effective "cognitive reserve" and delay the onset of dementia.
Read Article - 11/15/2006 1:17:48 PM
With the recent development of technology and brain imaging devices it has been shown that active brain function results in an increase in blood flow to the areas of the brain involved in carrying out a task, bringing with it, "food for the cells." In addition it has recently been found that stem cells that are found in the brain concentrate in the areas where there is greater brain activity and learn to function in the same capacity as the surrounding cells, so that in essence they replenish areas of the brain that may have aged.
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A great deal of behavioral research has shown that practicing cognitive skills encourages their preservation and development even at a very advanced age. Research into cognitive reserves found that the more education people had and the more their minds were occupied, the less they suffered from age-related decline. Research on "successful aging" has shown that people, who remain intellectually active and engage in hobbies, reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease by one third. All of these facts show that cognitive training - exercising your brain - may "immunize" your brain against decline in memory, concentration and information processing. - Mental exercise helps to reverse age-related decline in mental abilitites9/11/2006 3:42:23 PM
The Seattle Longitudinal Studies of adult intelligence suggested that the observed decline in many community-dwelling older people is probably a function of disuse and is often reversible in part by mental exercise.
Read Article - 20/208/5/2006"20/20" teams up with anti-aging guru Dr. Michael F. Roizen and heart surgeon Dr. Mehmet Oz, authors of "You: The Owner's Manual" to debunk 10 body myths. "Just like you challenge a muscle to grow it, well, the brain gets new connections," said Dr. Roizen. "And that busts another big brain myth, that you can't teach an old dog new tricks. Memory loss is not inevitable. Want to keep your brain young? Exercise it."Read Article
- Some 'Senior Moments' Could Be Alzheimer's
A June 26, 2006 Washington Post article about a recent clinical study on memory loss. According to Dr. Carol Lippa, director of the memory disorders program at Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia, a recent study bolsters the use-it-or-lose-it theory that says if you don't keep yourself mentally challenged, your brain cells may die off.
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