Brain exercises delay mental decline
Stimulating the brain delays, but does not prevent, dementiaAS THE baby-boomer generation contemplates the prospect of the Zimmer frame there has never been more interest in delaying the process of ageing. One consequence has been a dramatic rise in the popularity of brain-training games. But how effective really is a daily dose of cryptic crossword?Robert Wilson, a neuropsychologist at Rush University in Chicago, and his colleagues decided to find out, by following a group of people without dementia. Participants were asked to rate how frequently they engaged in cognitively stimulating activities. The researchers were looking for such things as reading newspapers, books and magazines, playing challenging games like chess, listening to the radio and watching television, and visiting museums. ...
Brain exercises delay mental decline
New research suggests exercising your brain can keep you sharper for longer into old age, but when the symptoms of dementia finally settle in, the decline happens faster.
Fri 3 Sep 10 from ABC Science
Brain Exercise May Delay Dementia, But Hasten Decline Once Disease Arrives
One headline reads “Doing Puzzles ‘Could Speed Up ...
Thu 2 Sep 10 from Discover Magazine
Study: Brain Exercises Delay, But Can't Prevent, Dementia
Contrary to doctors' advice to "use it or lose it," a new study finds that brain-stimulating exercises may fend off dementia -- but at a cost
Thu 2 Sep 10 from TIME
Mental stimulation and dementia: Brain gain
Stimulating the brain delays, but does not prevent, dementiaAS THE baby-boomer generation contemplates the prospect of the Zimmer frame there has never been more interest in delaying the process ...
Thu 2 Sep 10 from The Economist
Alzheimer's trade-off for mentally active seniors
Stimulation delays cognitive decline, but disease advances quickly once it starts
Thu 2 Sep 10 from ScienceNews
Alzheimer's trade-off for mentally active seniors, Wed 1 Sep 10 from ScienceNews
Alzheimer's Trade-Off for Mentally Active Seniors, Thu 2 Sep 10 from U.S. News
Brain exercises may slow cognitive decline initially, but speed up dementia later
New research shows that mentally stimulating activities such as crossword puzzles, reading and listening to the radio may, at first, slow the decline of thinking skills but speed up dementia ...
Wed 1 Sep 10 from PhysOrg
Mental "exercise" linked to faster dementia progression
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - While staying mentally active in old age has been linked to a delayed onset of dementia, seniors who engage in such brain "exercise" may actually have a faster rate ...
Thu 2 Sep 10 from Reuters
Mental 'exercise' linked to faster dementia progression, Wed 1 Sep 10 from Reuters
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