August 9, 2007 – 11:42 am
Are you unable to remember more than two phone numbers? Then you may be a “victim” of new technologies. Chances are, it is easier for you to store information on your hard disk, electronic organizer or mobile phone, rather than use your memory.
This finding is the result of a study on 3000 subjects by Dr. [...]
August 3, 2007 – 11:22 am
Brain Activity Reduces risk of Developing Neurodegenerative Diseases
A new study now confirms our beliefs: Train your brain on a regular basis and you should be able to considerably reduce risks to develop Alzheimer’s disease.
In Chicago, a major 5 year project that studied over 700 patients aged 80 and over has just come to an end [...]
By Dr. Michel Noir
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Adding years to your life depends on many things – good genes are a start, but certain lifestyle habits can have quite a significant impact. Living longer is one thing, and living a cognitively strong life can be quite another. Health and Medical magazines have long touted the benefits of certain healthy behaviors for body [...]
By Laura
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March 14, 2007 – 10:57 am
Another report on how exercise can help our brain.
“Tests on mice showed they grew new brain cells in a certain region of the brain that is known to be affected in the age related memory decline that begins around age 30 for most humans”.
Read more here
February 19, 2007 – 12:25 pm
Here is a recent study that came out last week.
“Dr Mark Baxter, Wellcome Trust senior research fellow at Oxford University, said: “This study is exciting because it reveals a group of brain cells in the adult human brain that are continuously regenerating”
Read more on this study here
February 15, 2007 – 5:55 pm
Here is a recent study out of Princeton University that tries to link sleep and brain cells.
“Losing sleep may cause the brain to stop producing new brain cells, a study conducted by New Jersey’s Princeton University has found”
To read more click here
By Laura Fay
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Also posted in Alzheimers, Baby Boomers, Brain anatomy and imaging, Brain health, Cognitive Neuroscience, Health & Wellness, Lifelong learning, Mental Health, Mind/Body, Neuropsychology, Seniors
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January 25, 2007 – 12:17 pm
Another study showing the impact of learning on our brains.
“These remarkable findings suggest stimulating the mind with activities such as reading books or completing crossword puzzles may help delay and/or prevent Alzheimer’s disease in senior citizens.”
The full piece can be read here
December 22, 2006 – 3:45 pm
Here is another report that links exercise and the brain.
“Physical activity may be beneficial to cognition during early and middle periods of the human lifespan and may continue to protect against age-related loss of cognitive function during older adulthood”.
You can see this story in full here
December 15, 2006 – 7:04 pm
Here is an interesting post over at iHealthBulletin.
Everybody knows that exercise is good for your heart, but in recent years we’ve gathered compelling evidence that exercise is also good for your brain,” says Fred Gage, PhD, of the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. “We now know that exercise helps generate new brain cells, even in [...]