Dementia & cognitive health
Some regions of the brain in people with Alzheimer's reorganise more often while at rest than in people without the disease, and in healthy people this frequent reshuffling sometimes predicts who will develop the condition later, according to a new study. The brain's ability to reorganise various regions is called neural flexibility, says Eleanna Varangis, [...]
Researchers have developed a virtual reality (VR) game that integrates smell - and the game could help prevent cognitive decline. As the global population ages, supporting older adults in maintaining their cognitive and memory functions has become a pressing concern. The United Nations estimates that by the 2070s, there will be over 2.2 billion people [...]
Researchers have found that both low and moderate-high intensity exercise could be valuable tools in the fight against Alzheimer’s. The new research describes the results of the EXERT study (Exercise in Adults with Mild Memory Problems), a multi-site clinical trial of lower or moderate-high intensity exercise in sedentary older adults with amnestic mild cognitive impairment, [...]
