Diabetes can age the brain more quickly than normal, but lifestyle can counteract damage
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Kristen Fischer
Aug 28, 2024
A study using brain scans found that diabetes can age the brain by up to four years, but lifestyle changes may thwart neurological aging, a new study shows.
High-intensity exercise enhances brain function in older adults
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Kristen Fischer
Jul 16, 2024
High-intensity interval exercise can significantly enhance brain function in older adults for up to five years, a new study finds. Though the study evaluated exercises with less intensity such as walking...
Multiple traumatic brain injuries raise odds for worse cognitive decline, study finds
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Kristen Fischer
Jul 08, 2024
Experiencing a traumatic brain injury (TBI) increases the chances of an older adult having cognitive decline, a new study shows.
Superagers’ brains reveal how white matter helps repel age-related decline: study
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Kristen Fischer
May 10, 2024
A new study potentially shows how the brains of superagers — people with outstanding cognitive performance despite their age — resist age-related decline.
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, May 1
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Kristen Fischer
May 01, 2024
Study: Brain function gap narrowing between older, younger adults … Anticholinergics, sedatives affect processing, executive function, study finds … FDA eyes better oversight on lab tests … Federal...
Brain stimulation treatment improved depression, anxiety in older adults: study
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Kristen Fischer
Apr 12, 2024
A brain stimulation treatment improved depression and anxiety symptoms in older adults, a study published last month in Brain Stimulation finds.
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, March 20
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Kristen Fischer
Mar 20, 2024
Parkinson’s therapy can include video games, study finds … Spotting biomarkers in middle age can predict older age brain health … No higher stroke risk in days right after COVID-19 shot among older...
Scientists explore how brain compensates for impaired cognition
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Kristen Fischer
Feb 09, 2024
Our brains are smarter — and more resourceful — than we may realize, according to new evidence.
Playing musical instrument linked to better brain health in older adults, study finds
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Kristen Fischer
Jan 30, 2024
A new study ties playing a musical instrument to better memory and executive function (the ability to perform complex tasks).
Clinical briefs for Monday, Jan. 22
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Kristen Fischer
Jan 22, 2024
Oral simnotrelvir can shorten COVID-19 symptoms, trial shows … Denosumab linked to higher severe hypocalcemia in older women on dialysis … Study extended to gauge brain aging in Black Americans …...