The brains of middle-age adults may be aging prematurely if they have obesity or other factors linked to cardiovascular disease, new research has found. According to a release from the American Heart Association, almost one-quarter of adults have metabolic syndrome, a set of factors that in combination amplify a person’s risk of heart disease, diabetes,… Continue reading Obesity, Other Factors May Speed up Brain Aging
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Feeling Young Could Mean Your Brain Is Aging More Slowly
Elderly people who feel younger than their age show fewer signs of brain aging, compared with those who feel their age or older than their age. researchers say. Published in open-access journal Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, this study is the first to find a link between subjective age and brain aging. The results suggest that… Continue reading Feeling Young Could Mean Your Brain Is Aging More Slowly
Negative Life Events May Cause Brain Aging in Middle-Aged Men
Negative “fateful life events,” such as a death in the family or financial hardship, appear to accelerate brain aging in middle-aged men, according to new research. The finding was published in the journal Neurobiology of Aging. A research team, led by senior author William S. Kremen, PhD, professor of psychiatry and co-director of the Center… Continue reading Negative Life Events May Cause Brain Aging in Middle-Aged Men
Physically Fit Women Nearly 90 Percent Less Likely to Develop Dementia
Women with high physical fitness at middle age were nearly 90 percent less likely to develop dementia decades later, compared to women who were moderately fit, according to a study published the March 14th 2018 online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The study measured the women’s cardiovascular fitness… Continue reading Physically Fit Women Nearly 90 Percent Less Likely to Develop Dementia
Put on Your Dancing Shoes! Dancing Can Reverse Brain Aging.
As we grow older we suffer a decline in mental and physical fitness, which can be made worse by conditions like Alzheimer’s disease. However, a study, published in the open-access journal Frontiers in Human Neuroscience on August 25th 2017 showed that for older people, dancing on a regular basis has a profound effect on revering… Continue reading Put on Your Dancing Shoes! Dancing Can Reverse Brain Aging.
Nine Brain-Aging “Sins” That Kill Your Competitive Edge
It’s Monday morning, and Michael, a senior executive at a global telecommunications company, faces the week utterly exhausted. Only 38, he’s been a high-level leader with the firm for more than a decade. Once, he was a wunderkind, an “energizer” on the fast track to become the company’s youngest-ever CEO. But those days are over.… Continue reading Nine Brain-Aging “Sins” That Kill Your Competitive Edge
Right Brain Stays Youthful as We Age
At least one part of the human brain appears to be able to process information the same way in older age as it does in the prime of life, according to research conducted at the University of Adelaide in Australia and presented at the 12th International Cognitive Neuroscience Conference in Brisbane in July 2014.