Stephanie Karfelt
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Alexandra Marvar
| December 27th, 2019
December 27th, 2019 Taking care of Gummy wasn’t in my grand plans. My kids had just finished college. I’d managed to escape the tech…
Hitting the Slopes: Skiing May Protect Against Vascular Dementia
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Lecia Bushak
| November 27th, 2019
A new study focusing on midlife physical activity finds that skiing may decrease a person’s risk of depression and vascular dementia—but not Alzheimer’s disease….
Mindfulness as a Brain Protector? A Neuroscientist on Meditation for MCI
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Being Patient
| July 29th, 2019
We know that exercise could lower your dementia risk by up to 90 percent, but could meditation have a similar impact on the brain?…
Q&A With Dr. Wendy Suzuki: ‘Re-Sculpting’ the Brain for Lower Dementia Risk
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Deborah Kan
| March 26th, 2019
We know that 150 minutes of weekly exercise may help prevent Alzheimer’s and that exercise can actually slow down the aging process, but what…
Just Dance: How Certain Types of Movement Boost Your Brain
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Being Patient
| January 7th, 2019
Anyone who has cut up the dance floor at a wedding knows that even just a few minutes of getting low to “Shout” can…
Is Being ‘Skinny Fat’ More Dangerous for Your Brain Than Obesity?
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Deborah Kan
| October 15th, 2018
Researcher James Galvin speaks about how the loss of muscle mass in aging can influence our cognitive health. While previous research has found that…
What 10 Minutes of Exercise Can Do for Your Memory
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Being Patient
| October 9th, 2018
Ten-minute exercises increased connections in the hippocampus The hippocampus is one of the first regions of the brain affected by Alzheimer’s Next, researchers will…
Being ‘Skinny Fat’ Is Linked to Markers of Dementia
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Being Patient
| July 6th, 2018
‘Skinny fat’ is a term used to describe someone who is a relatively small size, but has low muscle tone. Some people might call…
Video: The Science Behind Brain Games
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Being Patient
| July 25th, 2017
Is it possible to delay the progression of cognitive decline through lifestyle interventions? It’s a question many people want to know and could shed…