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 it may not always be…
From the University of Arizona press release: By the time people reach a certain age, they’ve accumulated enough life experience to have plenty of stories to tell about life “back in their day.” However, a…
From the University of Georgia press release: Light to moderate drinking may preserve brain function in older age, according to a new study from the University of Georgia. The study examined the link between alcohol…
From the PLOS press release: A survey conducted in the U.K. suggests that social and physical distancing measures put in place during the Covid-19 pandemic significantly impacted people’s perception of how quickly time passed compared…
From the University of Cambridge press release: People who work in jobs that require less physical activity — typically office and desk-based jobs — are at a lower risk of subsequent poor cognition than those…
From the Michigan State University press release: Is middle age really the “golden age” when people are the most optimistic in life? Researchers from Michigan State University led the largest study of its kind to…
From the University of Cambridge press release: Apathy offers an important early warning sign of dementia in individuals with cerebrovascular disease, but depression does not, new research led by the University of Cambridge suggests. Depression…
From the NIH/National Institute on Aging press release: Combining more healthy lifestyle behaviors was associated with substantially lower risk for Alzheimer’s disease in a study that included data from nearly 3,000 research participants. Those who…
From the Boston University School of Medicine press release: Scientists have long believed that a single traumatic brain injury (TBI) earlier in life may contribute to problems with memory, thinking and depression later in life.…
From the DZNE – German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases press release: Our sense of direction tends to decline with age. In the scientific journal “Nature Communications,” researchers from the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE)…