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·February 5, 2021·4 min read

Left and Right-Brain Age Differently: Alzheimer’s Link

Cortical-asymmetry loss begins when we hit our thirties, with an accelerated decline as we enter our sixties. The brain changes are further accelerated in those with Alzheimer's disease.

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·November 19, 2020·4 min read

Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatments Reverse Aging Process

Healthy older adults exposed to hyperbaric oxygen therapies showed signs of reversal of the normal aging process at a cellular level.

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·October 31, 2020·3 min read

New ‘Epigenetic’ Clock Provides Insight Into How the Human Brain Ages

Using brain tissue samples, researchers have identified a new epigenetic clock for brain aging. The study reveals how the epigenetic clock could provide insight into accelerated brain aging and neurodegenerative disorders.

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·May 19, 2020·4 min read

Computer model can process disparate sources of clinical data to predict brain age

A new computer model can analyze different types of brain scans and accurately predict the age of the human brain based on the images.

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·May 5, 2020·3 min read

Bilingualism delays the brain’s aging process

A new study reports bilingualism may have a positive effect on brain aging, specifically when it comes to executive function. The findings of this study contradict other research, suggesting bilingualism does have a protective effect against cognitive decline in aging.

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·March 5, 2020·6 min read

Low carb diet may prevent and reverse age-related effects within the brain

Researchers report a low carb-based diet may help to prevent or reverse signs of early brain aging in middle-aged people.

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·February 5, 2020·3 min read

Activating immune cells could revitalize the aging brain

Activating group 2 innate lymphoid cells in aging brains helps improve memory in mice. The findings could help in the development of treatments for neurodegenerative diseases associated with aging.

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·October 11, 2019·5 min read

Slower walkers have older brains and bodies at 45

Slower walkers have accelerated aging in middle age, both physically and cognitively. Tests given to measure IQ, language, motor skills, and emotional control at age 3, can predict walking speed and thus accelerated aging during middle age.

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·May 28, 2019·4 min read

Does your health in middle age predict how healthy you’ll be later in life?

Vascular and inflammatory problems during middle age, as well as some minor injuries, could be a biomarker for poor brain health in older age. However, brain aging may be delayed by maintaining a healthy diet, weight and level of physical activity as we age.

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·April 19, 2019·4 min read

Light, physical activity reduces brain aging

Light physical activity has positive benefits for brain health as we age. Spending an hour participating in light intensity physical activity was associated with the equivalent of 1.1 years less brain aging. Every additional hour spent exercising was linked to higher brain volume.

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·April 9, 2019·6 min read

Zapping Memories: Electrostimulation Restores Working Memory of 70 Year Olds’ to That of 20 Year Olds’

Non-invasive electrostimulation restores working memory in 70-year-olds, allowing for comparable to cognitive abilities to those of 20-year-olds. The technology increases neural synchronization patterns and information flow between frontotemporal regions of the brain. This results in rapid improvements of working memory in older people, which lasted for more than 50 minutes post stimulation. The findings offer new hope to those suffering age-related memory impairments.

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·April 8, 2019·3 min read

How education may stave off cognitive decline

Neuroimaging reveals those who have spent more years studying have increased cortical thickness in the medial prefrontal cortex, anterior cingulate and orbitofrontal areas of the brain. Researchers also identified enhanced gene expression profiles in these brain regions that promote information processing and provide protection against some age-related neurodegenerative diseases.