Study looks at how memories form and fade
From the California Institute of Technology press release: Why is it that you can remember the name of your childhood best friend that you haven’t seen in years yet easily forget the name of a…
Study links regular crosswords and number puzzles to sharper brain in later life
From the University of Exeter press release: Older adults who regularly take part in word and number puzzles have sharper brains, according to the largest online study to date. The more regularly adults aged 50…
Study suggests brain stimulation may improve working memory in adults
From the Duke Department of Neurology press release: Magnetic stimulation of the brain improves working memory, offering a new potential avenue of therapy for individuals living with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia, according…
Study finds brain changes linked with Alzheimer’s years before symptoms appear
From the Johns Hopkins Medicine press release: In a records review of 290 people at risk for Alzheimer’s disease, scientists at Johns Hopkins say they have identified an average level of biological and anatomical brain…
Study suggests good sleep quality and good mood lead to good working memory with age
From the press release: A team of psychologists has found strong associations between working memory — a fundamental building block of a functioning mind — and three health-related factors: sleep, age, and depressed mood. The…
Study suggests anger more harmful to health of older adults than sadness
From the American Psychological Association press release: Anger may be more harmful to an older person’s physical health than sadness, potentially increasing inflammation, which is associated with such chronic illnesses as heart disease, arthritis and…
Study suggests ‘robopets’ can benefit health and wellbeing of older care home residents
From the University of Exeter press release: Researchers found evidence that ‘robopets’ can provide comfort and pleasure and reduce agitation and loneliness. Funded by NIHR Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care South…
Study suggests intelligence can link to health and aging
From the University of Missouri-Columbia press release: For over 100 years, scientists have sought to understand what links a person’s general intelligence, health and aging. In a new study, a University of Missouri scientist suggests…
Study suggests mental well-being predicts leisure time physical activity in midlife
From the University of Jyväskylä press release: Men and women with high mental well-being at the age of 42 were more physically active at the age of 50 compared to those who got lower scores…
Study examines brain disorder similar to Alzheimer’s
From the Rush University Medical Center press release: A brain disorder that mimics symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease has been defined with recommended diagnostic criteria and guidelines for advancing future research on the condition. Researchers at…