Tag: cognitive decline

You Are Indeed Wiser When You Are Older

Older and Wiser (From ALFA) A new study has found that although the ability to learn naturally decreases with age, experience accumulated over a lifetime allows most older adults to make better decisions than their younger counterparts. This shows in part that you are indeed wiser when you are older....

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Higher Levels of Purpose Lead to Better Cognitive Function

The Archives of General Psychology published an article in their May issue entitled ‰ÛÏEffect of Purpose in Life on the Relation Between Alzheimer Disease (AD) Pathologic Changes on Cognitive Function in Advanced Age.‰Û OK. Long title. But the short of it ‰ÛÒ research study participants who reported higher levels of...

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Berry Berry Brainy – Healthier Brains Through Blueberries and Strawberries

Eat more!David Bishop Inc. Eating more sweetberries can keep our brains healthier, according to a new study published in the Annals of Neurology, a journal of the American Neurological Association and Child Neurology Society. The study, conducted by Dr. Elizabeth Devore with Brigham and Women‰Ûªs Hospital and Harvard Medical School...

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Hospitalized Patients at Risk for Cognitive Decline

Cross Your Fingers, Cover Your Butt Yes Be Scared of HospitalsDirk Anschutz We have reported on this issue before and the conclusion is the same – avoid the hospital at all costs. In a study of 1,870 Chicagoans over the age of 65, researchers tested the participants’ cognitive functioning and...

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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...

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