Brain Health / Cognition

As we’ve previously noted in agebuzz, heart disease remains one of the most serious causes of illness and death among older adults, and high blood pressure is one of the main causes of stroke and heart attacks in older people. So monitoring your blood pressure and taking prescribed blood pressure…

For some of us, the past several months have been a blur of tv binging and too much sitting. While our anxieties have been high, our brains (and our butts) may have been idle. So just in time, new research has been published that demonstrates the importance of aerobic exercise…

Despite our near-constant focus on the coronavirus, there continue to be studies revealing other important aspects of health and aging, most notably regarding Alzheimer’s and other dementias. Perhaps the biggest news in recent weeks has to do with a new study out of Tufts University showing a link between viruses…

You’re not alone if you’ve reached the point in your quarantine where you’re beginning to feel a bit crazy. The news continues to be somber, the uncertainty hasn’t ceased and the summer is approaching- but you’re likely to spend much of your time indoors if the coronavirus has its way….

To date, the reality is sobering: physicians, patients, and families have little in their arsenal to combat cognitive decline once a dementia or Alzheimer’s diagnosis has been made. Drug development continues to be disappointing and few medications currently on the market show real benefit. As we’ve previously said in agebuzz,…

While most of the gift-selection attention this holiday season may be on video or internet-based games, it turns out your best buy may be the old-fashioned analog board game Monopoly or some modern version of it. New research out of the University of Edinburgh reports that older adults who play…