Tag: aging

Study suggests daily mental workout can significantly improve brain performance in elderly

From the Swinburne University of Technology via MedicalXPress: A daily mental ‘work-out’ has given a group of over 50s the brain performance of people several years younger, a Swinburne University… Read more »

Study aims to examine how aging affects the way the brain deals with emotion

From the University of Reading press release via HealthCanal: Dr Carien van Reekum, a researcher at the University’s Centre for Integrative Neuroscience and Neurodynamics (CINN), is due to begin a… Read more »

Study suggests musical training can prevent age-related delays in neural timing

From the Northwestern University press release: Age-related delays in neural timing are not inevitable and can be avoided or offset with musical training, according to a new study from Northwestern… Read more »

Study identifies protein that could be key target in controlling Alzheimer’s

From the Temple University press release: A protein recently discovered in the brain could play a key role in regulating the creation of amyloid beta, the major component of plaques… Read more »

Study links lifelong brain-stimulating habits to lower Alzheimer’s protein levels

From the UC Berkeley press release: A new study led by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, provides even more reason for people to read a book or do… Read more »