Lifestyle Rewired

Kindness is a 2 way proposition when it comes to health benefits.

If your spouse overlooks your kindness, you'll still feel good - Futurity Don't worry if your spouse doesn't notice that nice thing you did for them. That's not why you'll feel great, a new study shows.

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Keep this in mind as you try to pack it all in...

You can only learn so much before needing to snooze - Futurity "Our findings solidly advance the idea that the mouse and, presumably, the human brain can only store so much information before it needs to recalibrate."

This brain training works! Stay quick, agile and upbeat with this game...

Processing speed training can improve cognitive ability, lift depression in the elderly A new Processing Speed Training Game (PSTG) has been developed for a Tablet PC, which they say can significantly improve processing speed and inhibition among healthy older adults, while also reducing their depressive moods when played regularly.

Stay calm and chill on music - its good for your memory and brain health!

Meditation and music may help reverse early memory loss in adults at risk for Alzheimer’s Disease In a recent study of adults with early memory loss, scientists found that practice of a simple meditation or music listening program may have multiple benefits for older adults with preclinical memory loss. 

Fitness really does impact brain health! Read on...

Older, fitter adults experience greater brain activity while learning Older adults who experience good cardiac fitness may be also keeping their brains in good shape as well. In what is believed to be the first study of its kind, older adults who scored high on cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) tests performed better on memory tasks than those who had low CRF. Further, ...

We will be hearing a lot more about telemeres as the research expands. I can't wait to read the book.

If you want to live longer, take good care of your telomeres ‘The Telomere Effect’ describes how things can go badly for you if they wear down.

Exercise any which way you can - the benefits to longevity are clear!

‘Weekend Warriors’ Show Survival Benefits Compressing your workouts into one or two days may lead to sports injuries, but you are likely to live longer than your sedentary peers.

New research from Harvard show chronic stress contributes to heart disease over time. Meditation and regular exercise can reduce this risk.

Brain activity 'key in stress link to heart disease' - BBC News Brain activity is key to why stress increases the risk of heart disease and stroke, a study suggests.

Marriage May Help You Survive a Stroke Our social relationships can have immediate and lasting consequences for our health.

Social engagement is one of the best ways to stay healthy across the lifespan.

Loneliness Can Be Deadly for Elders; Friends Are the Antidote As friends lose touch or die, older people can forge new bonds. Those relationships appear critical to physical and psychological health.

Hot off the press!

Living near major traffic linked to higher risk of dementia People who live close to high-traffic roadways face a higher risk of developing dementia than those who live further away, new research has found.

Dementia now the leading cause of death among women in England and Wales

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Some advise about our nutritional needs as we age.

Nutritional Recommendations As Our Bodies Age - LivingBetter50 As we get older, the nutrients our bodies need change. Below are nutritional or dietary suggestions by age; keep in mind individual needs may vary...

You can't hold a good man (or woman) down at any age!

French cyclist Robert Marchand sets new record aged 105 - BBC News French cyclist Robert Marchand, 105, sets a new hour record at the national velodrome.

Neuroscience discovered that Social Engagement contributes to our health. The medical profession might be catching on to this...

Doctors could use our social lives to boost health - Futurity Researchers recommend that doctors try "engineering" social engagements—like friends and family—that promote their patients' health.

Our emotions impact our brains and bodies for better or worse, even long after the event that triggered the feelings.

How an emotional 'hangover' changes your brain - Futurity The "emotional hangover" is a real phenomenon, according to research showing that emotional experiences have lingering effects on our brains.

Wonderful advise about how to become a 'superager'...

How to Become a ‘Superager’ Sudoku isn’t enough. You have to push yourself.

Quick 'sniff test' detects early signs of Alzheimer's - Futurity A sniff test might offer a quick way to identify people who are at risk of Alzheimer's dementia but do not yet show any symptoms.

Your brain benefits from exercise in these 3 ways - Futurity Three things happen to the brain when we exercise, says Wendy Suzuki, professor of neural science and psychology. She explains in just 90 seconds.

Don't accept aging myths - here's how...

Poor sleeping, no energy, low libido: Is it aging? Research says health problems long thought of as inevitable may not in fact be so.