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Tag: cognitive decine
Video Games Better Than Crosswords for Slowing/Reversing Declines in Brain Function
A Wall Street Journal article reported on a government-funded study that found that playing Double Decision can slow and even reverse declines in brain function associated with aging, while playing crossword puzzles cannot.åÊ Despite promising study results, WSJ reports that some doctors say there still isn’t enough evidence to prove...
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...
Hospitalized Alzheimer’s Patient at Increased Risk for Cogitive Decline, Death (VIDEO)
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Hospitalized Alzheimer’s Patient at Increased Risk for Cogitive Decline, Death
Harvard researchers have found that a hospital stay is related to a faster rate of mental decline and a heightened risk of dying or entering a nursing home for those who already have AlzheimerÛªs disease. A study following nearly 800 individuals with mild AlzheimerÛªs disease found that: Those who had...