Category: mind

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11/11/2013 - Artist explores junction of creativity, dementia

by on November 11, 2013 5:16 pm
Warren Weinstock isn’t a neurologist, but the heart of his class touches on an emerging field of neuroscience that examines the intersection of creativity and dementia. Read the full article at San Francisco Chronicle.
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11/7/2013 - Speaking more than one language may delay dementia

by on November 7, 2013 5:23 pm
The latest evidence that speaking more than one language is a very good thing for our brains comes from a study finding dementia develops years later in bilingual people than in people who speak just one language. Read the full article at USA Today.
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11/5/2013 - How retired couples can live happily ever after

by on November 5, 2013 5:51 pm
One prescription for a happy relationship in retirement is for partners to work together to create a lifestyle that they both enjoy, that meets both of their emotional needs. Read the full article at USA Today.
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10/31/2013 - Why You Want to Hire Older Workers

by on October 31, 2013 6:46 pm
Laura Carstensen, director of the Stanford Center on Longevity. Dr. Carstensen points out that while older workers’ cognitive processing declines with age, their knowledge increases, particularly within a particular skill set. She also notes that older workers also tend to be happier and more emotionally stable. Happy, stable and knowledgeable workers…what’s not to like? Read the… Read more 10/31/2013 - Why You Want to Hire Older Workers
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10/29/2013 - Fasting at Least Twice a Week Seen as Alzheimer’s Hedge

by on October 29, 2013 5:03 pm
Fasting two or more days a week is catching on as people seek ways to avoid a range of ailments linked to obesity from dementia to cancer. Building on promising findings in studies of mice by the U.S. National Institute of Aging, researchers are planning the first studies in humans of fasting’s potential to stave… Read more 10/29/2013 - Fasting at Least Twice a Week Seen as Alzheimer’s Hedge
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10/28/2013 - 11 new gene variants linked to Alzheimer's disease

by on October 28, 2013 5:39 pm
In the largest genetic analysis of Alzheimer’s ever completed, scientists have discovered 11 new genes that may be tied to the late-onset form of the dementia disease. Read the full article at CBS News.
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10/25/2013 - Why boomers are happier than millennials at work

by on October 25, 2013 5:46 pm
It takes years, if not decades, to learn to love one’s job, a new study finds. Read the full article at MarketWatch.
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10/25/2013 - Aging Well: Keeping Blood Sugar Low May Protect Memory

by on October 25, 2013 5:33 pm
There’s a growing body of evidence linking elevated blood sugar to memory problems. For instance, earlier this year, a study published in the New England Journal of Medicineconcluded that higher glucose may be a risk factor for dementia, even among people without type 2 diabetes. Read the full article at National Public Radio (NPR).
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10/21/2013 - Less Sleep Linked To Alzheimer’s Disease

by on October 21, 2013 4:56 pm
Scientists from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that people who get less sleep or poor quality sleep tend to have abnormal brain images that hint at the first signs of Alzheimer’s disease. Read the full article at Time.
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10/19/2013 - Study: Brains flush toxic waste in sleep, including Alzheimer’s-linked protein

by on October 19, 2013 4:43 pm
While we are asleep, our bodies may be resting, but our brains are busy taking out the trash. A new study has found that the cleanup system in the brain, responsible for flushing out toxic waste products that cells produce with daily use, goes into overdrive in mice that are asleep. The cells even shrink in size… Read more 10/19/2013 - Study: Brains flush toxic waste in sleep, including Alzheimer’s-linked protein