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Brain Game May Reduce Risk of Alzheimer’s and Other Dementias
A certain type of brain training appears to prevent or delay dementia by some 25% in people older than age 65, according to new research. Surprisingly, it wasn’t memory or problem-solving tasks that moved the needle — it was
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Tech Use Isn’t Driving Dementia in Older Adults
Screens are steadily taking over more and more of our life, leading some researchers to worry about the effect of long-term use on older adults’ brain. It has been suggested that this might lead to so-called digital dementia—that depending
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Careers Up Close: Yakeel Quiroz on Cross-Cultural Alzheimer’s Research
This professor of psychiatry and neurology leads a longitudinal biomarker study of early-onset Alzheimer’s disease.
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When Caregivers Care Too Much: Emotional Empathy and Mental Health
When a person receiving care has dementia, the caregiver is much more likely to experience depression or anxiety, especially if they have high levels of emotional empathy.
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How Mitochondria Keep Our Brains and Minds Moving
The energy produced by these organelles is essential for powering everything we do, and that includes using our brains to learn, think, and feel.
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Better Minds Ahead: Understanding Cognitive Enhancement
Scientists from Europe and North America share the latest findings on the promise and limitations of video games, “smart” drugs, and other tactics that people are turning to for cognitive enhancement.
