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Category Archives: Memory Training & Improvement
ACTIVE Study Shows Memory Training Maintains Memory Fitness Even In Later Life
The ACTIVE Study found positive effects of cognitive training at 5 years post-intervention for basic mental abilities, health-related quality of life, and improved ability to perform instrumental activities of daily living. Continue reading
Mozart’s Music Improves Memory, Learning, Even Epilepsy
Hearing just a few measures of Mozart’s music can improve memory and boost learning abilities. Continue reading
Glucose Improves Memory In The Elderly
A little sugar goes a long way when you’re trying to remember something. In a recent study, researchers found that elderly subjects who were given glucose before tests of memory and cognition performed better than participants given a saccharin control … Continue reading
Curries Spice Up Body’s Own Anti-Alzheimer’s Defenses
Turmeric, the main ingredient in almost every spicy curry recipe, has been found to protect against neurodegenerative disorders like Alzheimer’s disease. Turmeric contains curcumin, a chemical compound that stimulates enzyme activity and increases resistance to such cognitive afflictions. Tests on … Continue reading
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Leisure Mental Activities Linked With Decreased Dementia Risk
Senior participation in cognitively stimulating leisure activities has long been associated with reduced risk of dementia. Whether these activities actually protected against mental decline, or if participation in them merely fell off during early stages of dementia, has remained unclear … Continue reading
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Little Attention Given By Caregivers To Senior Quality Of Life
While the medical needs of the elderly are adequately met, a recent study reveals that quality of life is not attended to as well. According to a recent set of publications in the Annals of Internal Medicine (2003;139:784-786,704-706), the research … Continue reading
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Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs Also Decrease Alzheimer’s Risk
Often used to treat high cholesterol, drugs called statins may also diminish a substance associated with increased risk for Alzheimer’s disease. Levels of the substance, called 245-hydroxycholesterol (HC), dropped more than 20% after statin treatment. HC is produced mostly in … Continue reading
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For Memory Strength, Serve Up Some Sage
Herbalists and holistic practitioners have, for centuries, touted sage’s ability to boost the brain and invigorate the nerves. Now scientists support the sage advice of these medieval naturalists, demonstrating that this common kitchen herb can improve performance on tests of … Continue reading
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Eating Fatty Fish Clears Mental Fog
Just about every magazine and news program has flashed warnings about the dangers of cholesterol and saturated fat lately, as low-carb diet fads rage and low-fat labels laden supermarket shelves. But is all fat bad? Not according to a recent … Continue reading
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Seniors Combat Cognitive Problems With Cardio Workouts
As adults age, they often encounter difficulties maintaining mental focus and making clear-headed decisions. While many may consider such declines in memory and cognition an unavoidable part of growing old, in truth, such mental fogginess can be significantly improved with … Continue reading
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