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Post by DrSchadenfreude on Jan 28, 2023 10:05:23 GMT -5
New study finds 6 ways to reduce dementia risk wapo.st/3DmkGvQ
January 27, 2023 A new study of more than 29,000 older adults has identified six habits — from eating a variety of foods to regularly reading or playing cards — that are linked with a lower risk of dementia and a slower rate of memory decline. Eating a balanced diet, exercising the mind and body regularly, having regular contact with others, and not drinking or smoking — these six “healthy lifestyle factors” were associated with better cognitive outcomes in older adults, in a large Chinese study conducted over a decade and published in the BMJ on Wednesday. While researchers have long known that there is a link between dementia and factors such as social isolation and obesity, the size and scope of the new study adds substantial evidence to a global body of research that suggests a healthy lifestyle may help brains age better. It also suggests that the effects of a healthy lifestyle are beneficial even for people who are genetically more susceptible to memory decline — a “very hope-giving” finding for the millions of individuals around the world who carry the APOEε4 gene, a major risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease, said Eef Hogervorst, chair of biological psychology at Loughborough University, who was not involved in the study. Memory naturally declines gradually as people age. Some older people may develop dementia, an umbrella term that can include Alzheimer’s, and generally describes a deterioration in cognitive function that goes beyond the normal effects of aging. But for many, “memory loss can merely be senescent forgetfulness,” write the authors of the BMJ study — like forgetting the name of that TV program you used to love, or that pesky fact you wanted to look up.
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Post by daleko on Jan 28, 2023 14:03:17 GMT -5
New study finds 6 ways to reduce dementia risk wapo.st/3DmkGvQ
January 27, 2023 A new study of more than 29,000 older adults has identified six habits — from eating a variety of foods to regularly reading or playing cards — that are linked with a lower risk of dementia and a slower rate of memory decline. Eating a balanced diet, exercising the mind and body regularly, having regular contact with others, and not drinking or smoking — these six “healthy lifestyle factors” were associated with better cognitive outcomes in older adults, in a large Chinese study conducted over a decade and published in the BMJ on Wednesday. While researchers have long known that there is a link between dementia and factors such as social isolation and obesity, the size and scope of the new study adds substantial evidence to a global body of research that suggests a healthy lifestyle may help brains age better. It also suggests that the effects of a healthy lifestyle are beneficial even for people who are genetically more susceptible to memory decline — a “very hope-giving” finding for the millions of individuals around the world who carry the APOEε4 gene, a major risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease, said Eef Hogervorst, chair of biological psychology at Loughborough University, who was not involved in the study. Memory naturally declines gradually as people age. Some older people may develop dementia, an umbrella term that can include Alzheimer’s, and generally describes a deterioration in cognitive function that goes beyond the normal effects of aging. But for many, “memory loss can merely be senescent forgetfulness,” write the authors of the BMJ study — like forgetting the name of that TV program you used to love, or that pesky fact you wanted to look up. Number 7 MAY be sex. Aging Boomers, given the habits of boomers in the late 60s and 70s, are having sex later than, as a group, any previous generation. So as they age up from their 70s to their 80s and 90s, we shall see. Older adults who retain an interest in sex are doing their brain a favor, studies show. According to British researchers, anyway. They recently found older adults who remain sexually active score higher on cognitive tests, although men more so than women. Precious little research has been done on the connection between coupling, oral or vaginal and cognition, but the few studies so far have come to the same conclusion: Older adults who retain an interest in sex are doing their brain a favor. True? <shrug> Just in case, though, I'll continue to participate in sex as a focus in my life and have that sip of Bourbon once a week.
The Coventry researchers found their results promising enough to suggest a healthy sex life in older age could be "instrumental in improving cognitive function and well-being.''
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Post by Walter on Jan 28, 2023 14:17:16 GMT -5
New study finds 6 ways to reduce dementia risk wapo.st/3DmkGvQ
January 27, 2023 A new study of more than 29,000 older adults has identified six habits — from eating a variety of foods to regularly reading or playing cards — that are linked with a lower risk of dementia and a slower rate of memory decline. Eating a balanced diet, exercising the mind and body regularly, having regular contact with others, and not drinking or smoking — these six “healthy lifestyle factors” were associated with better cognitive outcomes in older adults, in a large Chinese study conducted over a decade and published in the BMJ on Wednesday. While researchers have long known that there is a link between dementia and factors such as social isolation and obesity, the size and scope of the new study adds substantial evidence to a global body of research that suggests a healthy lifestyle may help brains age better. It also suggests that the effects of a healthy lifestyle are beneficial even for people who are genetically more susceptible to memory decline — a “very hope-giving” finding for the millions of individuals around the world who carry the APOEε4 gene, a major risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease, said Eef Hogervorst, chair of biological psychology at Loughborough University, who was not involved in the study. Memory naturally declines gradually as people age. Some older people may develop dementia, an umbrella term that can include Alzheimer’s, and generally describes a deterioration in cognitive function that goes beyond the normal effects of aging. But for many, “memory loss can merely be senescent forgetfulness,” write the authors of the BMJ study — like forgetting the name of that TV program you used to love, or that pesky fact you wanted to look up. Number 7 MAY be sex. Aging Boomers, given the habits of boomers in the late 60s and 70s, are having sex later than, as a group, any previous generation. So as they age up from their 70s to their 80s and 90s, we shall see. Older adults who retain an interest in sex are doing their brain a favor, studies show. According to British researchers, anyway. They recently found older adults who remain sexually active score higher on cognitive tests, although men more so than women. Precious little research has been done on the connection between coupling, oral or vaginal and cognition, but the few studies so far have come to the same conclusion: Older adults who retain an interest in sex are doing their brain a favor. True? <shrug> Just in case, though, I'll continue to participate in sex as a focus in my life and have that sip of Bourbon once a week.
The Coventry researchers found their results promising enough to suggest a healthy sex life in older age could be "instrumental in improving cognitive function and well-being.''LOL....leave it to Daleko to wander into the world of TMI..thankfully, he isn't opining about cognition and gay male sex...
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Post by daleko on Jan 28, 2023 14:27:14 GMT -5
Number 7 MAY be sex. Aging Boomers, given the habits of boomers in the late 60s and 70s, are having sex later than, as a group, any previous generation. So as they age up from their 70s to their 80s and 90s, we shall see. Older adults who retain an interest in sex are doing their brain a favor, studies show. According to British researchers, anyway. They recently found older adults who remain sexually active score higher on cognitive tests, although men more so than women. Precious little research has been done on the connection between coupling, oral or vaginal and cognition, but the few studies so far have come to the same conclusion: Older adults who retain an interest in sex are doing their brain a favor. True? <shrug> Just in case, though, I'll continue to participate in sex as a focus in my life and have that sip of Bourbon once a week.
The Coventry researchers found their results promising enough to suggest a healthy sex life in older age could be "instrumental in improving cognitive function and well-being.'' LOL....leave it to Daleko to wander into the world of TMI..thankfully, he isn't opining about cognition and gay male sex... Practice, Practice, Practice
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