HHS Launches Brain Health Initiative (Video)
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HHS Launches Brain Health Initiative
HHS Launches Brain Health Initiative The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living has launced a brain health initiative. A new site provides current, evidence-based information and resources related to brain health. Using this information, you can educate yourself and help others learn about how to...
Age Alone Does Not Determine Decision-Making Ability
The MetLife Study of Decision-Making Potential, one of the first to investigate the connection between specific components of cognitive health and the continued ability to make logically consistent decisions, identified factors that may inhibit or increase the risk of poor decisions in the 50 to 79 age group.åÊ Those in...
Bingo Benefits You Never Realized (VIDEO)
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Bingo Benefits You Never Realized
@Greg Ceo Bingo! Who knew the benefits? Researchers have found that high-contrast, large bingo cards boost thinking and playing skills for people with cognitive difficulties and visual perception problems produced by Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and Parkinson’s disease (PD). Their findings published in the journal Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition show that...
Vitamins B, C, D and E and Omega-3 Support Better Cognitive Function
Researchers have linked specific vitamins and nutrients in the diet with cognitive performance and the risk of Alzheimeräó»s disease. The research, published in the journal Neurology, showed that people with healthier diets äóî rich in omega-3 fatty acids and a variety of vitamins äóî had bigger brains and better cognitive...
Beet This – as in Beet Juice is God for You
Researchers at Wake Forest University’s Translational Science Center have found that beet juice can improve blood flow to the brain in older adults. When high-nitrate foods are consumed, bacteria in a person’s mouth turn nitrates into nitrites. Nitrites then help blood vessels open up, which blood flow. Blood flow to...