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One in Three Alzheimer’s Cases Potentially Preventable, Study Says
Bioscience Technology

third of Alzheimer’s disease cases worldwide can be attributed to risk factors that can be potentially modified, such as lack of education and physical inactivity, according to NIHR-funded research published in The Lancet Neurology Read more...
Older Brains Slow from Greater Experience
Topics in Cognitive Science

Traditionally, it is thought that age leads to a steady deterioration of brain function, but new research in Topics in Cognitive Science, published by Wiley, argues that older brains may take longer to process ever increasing amounts of knowledge, and this has often been misidentified as declining capacity. Read more...
Benefits of Cognitive Training Can Last 10 Years in Older Adults
Buiscience Technology

Exercises meant to boost mental sharpness can benefit older adults as many as 10 years after they received the cognitive training Read more...
Postoperative Pain May Increase Risk of Learning, Memory Problems
Bioscience Technology

The pain caused by a surgical incision may contribute to the risk of postoperative cognitive dysfunction, a sometimes transient impairment in learning and memory that affects a small but significant number of patients in the days following a surgical procedure Read more...
Confirmed: Mediterranean Diet is Good for Brain
Univ of Exeter

Over recent years many pieces of research have identified a link between adherence to a Mediterranean diet and a lower risk of age-related disease such as dementia Read more...
Vascular Disease, Alzheimer's Linked
UPENN

Researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania found that, across a variety of neurodegenerative diseases, cerebrovascular disease affecting circulation of blood in the brain was significantly associated with dementia. The researchers contend that people already exhibiting clinical features of Alzheimer's disease and other memory impairments may benefit from effective therapies currently available to reduce vascular problems. Thus, early management of vascular risk factors, such as high blood pressure and cholesterol, and adopting a "heart healthy" diet as well as exercise and other lifestyles in midlife may delay or prevent the onset of dementia due to Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease Read more...
Exercise reorganizes the brain to reduce stress and anxiety
Kurzweil

Physical activity reorganizes the brain so that its response to stress is reduced and anxiety is less likely to interfere with normal brain function, according to a Princeton University research team. Read more...
Brain activity patterns preserve traces of previous cognitive activity
Kurzweill

The fMRI images of the resting brain waves showed that brain areas that were activated together during the training sessions exhibited an increase in their functional link a day after the training, while those areas that were deactivated by the training showed a weakened functional connectivity. Read more...
Diabetes, Dementia Share a 'Vicious Cycle'
BioScience Technology

Diabetes-associated episodes of low blood sugar may increase the risk of developing dementia, while having dementia or even milder forms of cognitive impairment may increase the risk of experiencing low blood sugar Read more...
Brain Training Helps Clear Cognitive Fog Caused by Chemotherapy
MIT Technology Review

The mental fuzziness induced by cancer treatment could be eased by cognitive exercises performed online, say researchers. Read more...
Champagne May Improve Memory
Laboratory Equipment

New research shows that drinking one to three glasses of champagne a week may counteract the memory loss associated with aging, and could help delay the onset of degenerative brain disorders, such as dementia. Read more...
Easing Brain Fatigue With a Walk in the Park
New York Times

An innovative new study from Scotland suggests that you can ease brain fatigue simply by strolling through a leafy park. Read more...
Dementia is Most Expensive Disease
Rand Corp

Cancer and heart disease are bigger killers, but Alzheimer's is the most expensive malady in the U.S., costing families and society $157 billion to $215 billion a year, according to a new study that looked at this in unprecedented detail. Read more...
Olive Oil Pushes Alzheimer's Proteins Out of Brain
Journal ACS Chemical Neuroscience

The mystery of exactly how consumption of extra virgin olive oil helps reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) may lie in one component of olive oil that helps shuttle the abnormal AD proteins out of the brain. Read more...
Lifelong Exercise Holds Key to Cognitive Well-Being
King's College - London

A study by researchers at King’s College London highlights a link between lifelong exercise and improved brain function in later life. Read more...
California Walnuts Mediterranean recipe collection
Californai Walnut Association

Published online on Feb. 25 by the New England Journal of Medicine, findings from the landmark Spanish PREDIMED trial reported that a Mediterranean diet including nuts, primarily walnuts, reduced the risk cardiovascular disease by 30% when compared to a reference diet consisting of advice on a low-fat diet (American Heart Association guidelines). Please note, because the study participants were at high cardiovascular risk further research will be required to determine benefit to the general population. Read more...
Green Tea Holds Potential Alzheimer's Benefits
BioScience Technology

Researchers at the University of Michigan have found a new potential benefit of a molecule in green tea: Preventing the misfolding of specific proteins in the brain. Read more...
Boomers aging worse than past generation, report suggests
NBC News

Only 13 percent of boomers report 'excellent health,' compared to 32 percent of the earlier generation at that age Read more...
Unhealthy behaviors impacting quality of life, costs
Healthcare finance News

"When we look at this year’s report, we see that we are living longer, but with an increasing burden of preventable chronic illness,” wrote the authors of the health rankings report. “In particular, our nation’s health is persistently compromised by risk factors such as sedentary behavior, obesity and diabetes.” Read more...
Exercise may boost brain health, study shows
USA Today

Researchers found that older adults who burned more calories had more gray matter in their brains, and suggested that people engage in fitness activities earlier, in their 40s and 50s, to get the maximum effect Read more...
Regular physical activity reduces risk of dementia in older people
Bioscience Technology

Physical activity significantly reduces the risk of dementia in older people. The effect of physical activity remained regardless of age, education or history of stroke or diabetes. Thirty minutes of physical activity three times a week had a significant impact on brain health Read more...
Omega-3 Intake Heightens Working Memory in Healthy Young Adults
BioScience Technology

While Omega-3 essential fatty acids—found in foods like wild fish and grass-fed livestock—are necessary for human body functioning, their effects on the working memory of healthy young adults have not been studied until now. In the first study of its kind, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have determined that healthy young adults ages 18-25 can improve their working memory even further by increasing their Omega-3 fatty acid intake. Read more...
Alzheimer's Navigator
Alzheimer's Association

The Alzheimer's Association's guide to information about the disease Read more...
Studies Reveal How Diet Affects Brain Functions
Society for Neuroscience

Studies exploring the neurological component of dietary disorders uncovered evidence that the brain’s biological mechanisms may contribute to significant public health challenges—obesity, diabetes, binge eating, and the allure of the high-calorie meal. The findings were presented at Neuroscience 2012, the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience in New Orleans. Scientists are ultimately searching for new ways to treat diet-related disorders while raising awareness that diet and obesity affect mental as well as physical health. Read more...
Memory Improves for Older Adults Using Computerized Brain Fitness Program
UCLA Health System

UCLA researchers found that older adults who regularly used a brain fitness program played on a computer demonstrated significantly improved memory and language skills. Read more...
Healthy Childhood Diet Linked to Higher IQ
Univ. of Adelaide

Children fed healthy diets in early age may have a slightly higher IQ, while those on heavier junk food diets may have a slightly reduced IQ, according to new research from the Univ. of Adelaide. Read more...
Age-Proof Your Brain
Beth Howard | from: AARP The Magazine

Alzheimer's isn't inevitable. Many experts now believe you can prevent or at least delay dementia — even if you have a genetic predisposition. Reducing Alzheimer's risk factors like obesity, diabetes, smoking and low physical activity by just 25 percent could prevent up to half a million cases of the disease in the United States Read more...
How books, puzzles may help ward off Alzheimer's
By MyHealthNewsDaily staff

Doing puzzles and reading books have been linked with a decreased risk of Alzheimer's disease, and a new study may explain why — it reduces the accumulation of harmful proteins in the brain. In the study, older adults who said they engaged in mentally stimulating activities throughout their lives had fewer deposits ofbeta-amyloid, the hallmark protein of Alzheimer's. The findings were true regardless of the participants' gender or years of education. Read more...
Improved Cognition Changes Elderly Personality Traits
University of Illinois

A program designed to boost cognition in older adults also increased their openness to new experiences, researchers report, demonstrating for the first time that a non-drug intervention in older adults can change a personality trait once thought to be fixed throughout the lifespan. Read more...
Protect and preserve your brain and heart
By Elizabeth Ward, USA TODAY

If you're like me, you want to keep your brain in good working order until the end of your days. That's why a recent study in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) suggesting that our ability to reason and remember begins waning as early as age 45 hit hard. The bad news is that brain function begins faltering far earlier in life than previously thought. Read more...
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