Aerobic exercise can increase the size of the aging brain’s hippocampus, the part that houses memory and spatial navigation, researchers report. Researchers studied 120 older adults (ages 55 to 80) who didn’t normally exercise regularly, over the course of a year. Half of the group was assigned to an aerobic...
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B Vitamins Can Cut Rate Brain Shrinkage
British researchers say they have discovered that very large daily doses of B vitamins can cut the rate of brain shrinkage in half. The findings could lead to treatment that would slow the progression of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, they said. “This is a very dramatic and striking result. It’s...
Fighting the Aging Brain
This guest post is contributed byæAlisa Gilbert, who writes on the topics ofæbachelors degree.æ She welcomes your comments at her email Id:æalisagilbert599@gmail.com.æ ææ Everyone knows that the older they get the more forgetful they seem to be. This is because as we age, we not only begin to lose brain...
‘Cross-talk’ in the Brain Slows Responses in Old Age
New research suggests that breakdowns in certain brain connections could be responsible for slowed physical reaction times as we age. Commonly known is that one side of the brain controls the opposite side of the body. Researchers call this äóìCross-talk.” This is regulated by an area of the brain called...
Fit Brains Aims at Improving Resident Brain Health
Emeritus Senior Living has partnered with Fit Brains, an online brain game site, to improve resident brain health at the companyäó»s communities. The Fit Brains games, which are offered on the Emeritus Web site, were developed by brain health experts and target five major cognitive brain functions: memory, concentration, language,...
Study Debunks Association of Brain Games and Cognitive Improvement
A new study debunks the theory that brain-training games help to boost people’s cognitive abilities. Participants in the BBC study got better at the games, but their general reasoning, memory, and planning abilities did not improve, the investigation found. The study followed 11,430 peopleÛÓthe largest ever investigation, according to BBC...
Obesity associated with Brain Degeneration among Older People
New research from University of California, Los Angeles reveals that older obese people have brains that appear 16 years older than their peers who are of a healthy weight. Researchers examined the brains of 94 individuals aged 70-79. Overweight seniors had roughly 4% less brain tissue, and their brains aged...