Posts Tagged ‘delay-dementia’
Update: A brain-friendly lifestyle is the best approach to delay cognitive decline and dementia
_____ Time to wrap-up another stimulating month with SharpBrains’ e‑newsletter, featuring this time a range of promising news for everyone with a (human) brain :-) New tech for brain health: Neuroengineering meets neuroethics to address treatment-resistant depression Study: Hearing aids may help older adults delay dementia, depression, anxiety, and falls Four guidelines for smart use of smartphones…
Read MoreTo delay dementia, try challenging (vs. routine) brain stimulation…up to a point
Brain games that could pay off in retirement (MarketWatch): “Cognitive aging is the biggest health crisis in our country,” said Denise C. Park…the monetary cost of dementia in the U.S. tops $157 billion annually, according to estimates by the Rand Corp.—and that number could more than
Read MoreCognitive stimulation is beneficial, even after diagnosis of Alzheimer’s
An interesting article in Nature Reviews last month reviewed several studies showing that cognitive intervention can be beneficial even for individuals already diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease (Buschert et al., 2010). The article shows that patients with mild-to-moderate dementia can benefit from a range of cognitive interventions: from training of partially spared cognitive functions to training on…
Read MoreThe Brain Fitness/ Training Market: An Executive Summary
Over the next weeks we are going to be sharing the Executive Summary of our market report The State of the Brain Fitness Software Market 2008 with members and clients of several partner organizations (the British Columbia Seniors Living Association, where I will be speaking this Thursday, Neurotech Reports, where I will speak on October…
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