Posts Tagged ‘Cognitive Aging’
Complex occupations help protect our brains from aging-related cognitive decline
Cognitive aging: Work helps our brain (AAAS): A recent study shows that work plays an active role in keeping our brains healthy. “We have demonstrated the role of working activity on cognitive performance”. Professor Raffaella Rumiati says … “Many studies have been focused on the factors influencing our brain aging and differences in cognitive decline…
Read MoreDebate: What is the role of financial advisors and platforms in detecting and addressing cognitive decline among older clients?
Baby Boomers’ Biggest Financial Risk: Cognitive Decline (The Wall Street Journal): For baby boomers who manage their own nest eggs, a risk is looming that has nothing to do with stock prices or interest rates. The risk is cognitive decline, which can rob them of their judgment, often without much warning. One big mistake—or a series…
Read MoreJobs with low physical stress and good working conditions linked to larger hippocampus and better memory
CSU study links physical stress on the job with brain and memory decline in older age (press release): A new study out of Colorado State University has found that physical stress in one’s job may be associated with faster brain aging and poorer memory. Aga Burzynska, an assistant professor in the Department of Human Development…
Read MoreBrain scans show lower accumulation of tau and amyloid pathology among cognitive “super-agers”
Super-Agers Show Resistance to Tau and Amyloid Accumulation, Maintain High Cognitive Function (Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging press release): Super-agers, or individuals whose cognitive skills are above the norm even at an advanced age, have been found to have increased resistance to tau and amyloid proteins, according to research presented at the Society…
Read MoreUW Medicine creates new Institute for Brain Health Solutions focused on cognitive aging, brain wellness and mental health
__________ $50 million gift is foundation for brain disorders research (UW press release): “UW Medicine is creating the Garvey Institute for Brain Health Solutions to develop effective new treatments for brain disorders, such as depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, addiction and Alzheimer’s disease. The foundational $50 million gift to establish the institute was made by local…
Read MoreDiscuss: Should financial advisors help detect and address their clients’ cognitive decline? And, if so, how?
___ What Your Financial Choices Say About Your Brain (Financial Advisor): “…financial advisors have to be in the forefront of the fight against cognitive decline, which can lead to the financial exploitation of the elderly,” added Philip Marshall, an advocate for elder justice.
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