Category: Aging

Study suggests regular social engagement linked to healthier brain microstructure in older adults

From the University of Pittsburgh press release: Older people who report greater levels of social engagement have more robust gray matter in regions of the brain relevant in dementia, according… Read more »

Study suggests poor cognitive performance predicts impairment in activities of daily living years later

From the University of California – San Diego press release: Subtle differences in cognition may help identify individuals at risk for becoming dependent years later upon others to complete daily… Read more »

Study suggests aging memories may not be ‘worse’, just ‘different’

From the Washington University in St. Louis press release: “Memory is the first thing to go.” Everyone has heard it, and decades of research studies seem to confirm it: While… Read more »