Elderly who use a computer once a week 'could reduce dementia risk'
9 years ago

Elderly who use a computer once a week 'could reduce dementia risk'

Daily Mail  

Using a computer as you age may help keep your memory intact, experts found. The American study found that those who used a computer at least once a week were 42 per cent less likely than those who didn't to develop mild cognitive impairment, which is often a warning sign for dementia. Scientists have linked numerous activities with preserving brain power in the elderly – but logging on seems particularly effective By comparison, reading magazines saw the likelihood reduced by 30 per cent, attending social events by 23 per cent and crafts such as knitting by 16 per cent. The American study found that those who used a computer at least once a week were 42 per cent less likely than those who didn't to develop mild cognitive impairment, which is often a warning sign for dementia She added: 'Dementia, however, is a complex condition and we do not know what effect these activities have on the risk of developing it. The results come after separate research, published last week, found that people who keep mentally active through middle age have less of a build-up of toxins in the brain.

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5 Unusual Things Neurologists Do Every Day To Lower Their Risk Of Dementia
2 months ago

5 Unusual Things Neurologists Do Every Day To Lower Their Risk Of Dementia

Huff Post  

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These Risk Factors At Age 60 May Be The Strongest Predictors Of Dementia
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These Risk Factors At Age 60 May Be The Strongest Predictors Of Dementia

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These Simple Tasks Can Cut Your Risk Of Dementia
3 months, 2 weeks ago

These Simple Tasks Can Cut Your Risk Of Dementia

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MoMo Productions via Getty Images The simple task of doing chores is now linked with a reduction in the risk of developing dementia. A large UK-based study published in the American Academy of Neurology’s medical journal found that physical and mental activities ― such as doing household chores, exercising or visiting loved ones may help lower the risk of dementia. …

How Exercise Boosts Brain Function And Lowers Dementia Risk
4 months ago

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Huff Post  

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More screen time and no exercise may push you to digital dementia: Know-how?
6 months, 4 weeks ago

More screen time and no exercise may push you to digital dementia: Know-how?

India TV News  

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Pandemic had real lasting impact on cognitive function in over-50s, study finds
1 year, 4 months ago

Pandemic had real lasting impact on cognitive function in over-50s, study finds

The Independent  

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How sedentary lifestyle is linked to dementia
1 year, 6 months ago

How sedentary lifestyle is linked to dementia

Live Mint  

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Sitting daily over 10 hours may develop dementia in adults, finds study
1 year, 6 months ago

Sitting daily over 10 hours may develop dementia in adults, finds study

India TV News  

A study published in JAMA has found that leading a sedentary lifestyle is harmful for all age groups; however, older adults who remain seated for more than 10 hours a day watching TV may be at an increased risk of developing dementia. According to study author David Raichlen from the University of South California, total sedentary behaviour had a similar …

Sitting for more than 10 hours a day ‘linked to higher dementia risk’
1 year, 6 months ago

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The Independent  

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Study discovers link between internet use and dementia
1 year, 6 months ago

Study discovers link between internet use and dementia

The Independent  

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Voilà! Learning a new language may slash your risk of dementia by a fifth, study claims
1 year, 7 months ago

Voilà! Learning a new language may slash your risk of dementia by a fifth, study claims

Daily Mail  

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Journaling, solving puzzles, and playing games may reduce dementia risk
1 year, 8 months ago

Journaling, solving puzzles, and playing games may reduce dementia risk

Live Mint  

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MIT professor reveals key to maintaining healthy brain function and averting dementia
2 years ago

MIT professor reveals key to maintaining healthy brain function and averting dementia

The Independent  

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How to avoid dementia: Scientists’s seven healthy habits that could help cut risk
2 years ago

How to avoid dementia: Scientists’s seven healthy habits that could help cut risk

The Independent  

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Alzheimer’s disease: 5 daily habits that increase risk of dementia
2 years, 4 months ago

Alzheimer’s disease: 5 daily habits that increase risk of dementia

Hindustan Times  

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Keep brain engaged or lose it: Experts tell elderly
2 years, 6 months ago

Keep brain engaged or lose it: Experts tell elderly

Hindustan Times  

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Watching TV is linked to dementia risk while computer can guard against it
2 years, 7 months ago

Watching TV is linked to dementia risk while computer can guard against it

Daily Mail  

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The very simple task which may keep dementia at bay
2 years, 7 months ago

The very simple task which may keep dementia at bay

The Telegraph  

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These Simple Tasks Can Cut Your Risk Of Dementia
2 years, 8 months ago

These Simple Tasks Can Cut Your Risk Of Dementia

Huff Post  

MoMo Productions via Getty Images The simple task of doing chores is now linked with a reduction in the risk of developing dementia. A large UK-based study published in the American Academy of Neurology’s medical journal found that physical and mental activities ― such as doing household chores, exercising or visiting loved ones may help lower the risk of dementia. …

Lifestyle Alterations To Prevent Dementia
2 years, 8 months ago

Lifestyle Alterations To Prevent Dementia

News 18  

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Does your lifestyle increase your risk of Dementia
2 years, 8 months ago

Does your lifestyle increase your risk of Dementia

Live Mint  

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Study explores how to prevent cognitive decline in people with dementia
3 years, 2 months ago

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Hindustan Times  

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Here's how aerobic exercise can benefit older adults with Alzheimer's dementia
4 years, 1 month ago

Here's how aerobic exercise can benefit older adults with Alzheimer's dementia

Hindustan Times  

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Keeping active in old age may protect against dementia, study finds
6 years, 2 months ago

Keeping active in old age may protect against dementia, study finds

Daily Mail  

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Daily Movement — Even Household Chores — May Boost Brain Health In Elderly
6 years, 2 months ago

Daily Movement — Even Household Chores — May Boost Brain Health In Elderly

NPR  

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World Alzheimer’s Day 2018: 4 ways to cut down risk of this disease
6 years, 6 months ago

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Hindustan Times  

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Quit smoking, reduce obesity and keep learning new things to cut dementia risk
7 years, 8 months ago

Quit smoking, reduce obesity and keep learning new things to cut dementia risk

Hindustan Times  

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Lifestyle changes can cut dementia risks in 50 and 60-year-olds
7 years, 10 months ago

Lifestyle changes can cut dementia risks in 50 and 60-year-olds

Dutch News  

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Lifestyle changes can cut dementia risks in 50 and 60-year-olds
7 years, 10 months ago

Lifestyle changes can cut dementia risks in 50 and 60-year-olds

Dutch News  

People in their 50s and 60s with an unhealthy lifestyle can still halve their risk of developing dementia by cutting out bad habits, using their brains more and taking more exercise, according to researchers at Maastricht University and Utrecht’s teaching hospital. The impact of lifestyle changes still has an impact on the dementia risks of people in their 70s but …

Getting fit in middle age may help you protect memory in later years
8 years, 9 months ago

Getting fit in middle age may help you protect memory in later years

India TV News  

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Lifestyle changes may guard aging brain against memory loss
9 years, 8 months ago

Lifestyle changes may guard aging brain against memory loss

Associated Press  

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How diet, exercise and social activity can delay dementia
10 years ago

How diet, exercise and social activity can delay dementia

Daily Mail  

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'Use it or lose it' lifestyle changes could protect brain from dementia – and help 80,000 people a year
10 years, 3 months ago

'Use it or lose it' lifestyle changes could protect brain from dementia – and help 80,000 people a year

The Independent  

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Browsing the net ‘can stave off dementia’
15 years, 5 months ago

Browsing the net ‘can stave off dementia’

The Hindu  

Want to stave off dementia? An international team has carried out the study and found that Internet use can boost the brain activity of the elderly, potentially slowing or even reversing the age-related declines that can end in dementia. “We found that for older people with minimal experience, performing Internet searches for even a relatively short period of time can …

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