Name: Reading Improves Memory and Helps Prevent Dementia
Uploaded: 2019-05-13T11:57:00-04:00
Channel: Being Patient
Description: Research shows that reading improves memory and reduces the risk of dementia. Reading may even be better for brain health than other mental activities.

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Reading Improves Memory and Helps Prevent Dementia

By Linda Freund | May 13th, 2019

Reading every day may reduce dementia risk, according to a study published in JAMA Psychiatry in July 2018. Researchers at Hong Kong’s Elderly Health…

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Clocking More Time Doing Chores Chips Away at Dementia Risk

By Being Patient | January 16th, 2019

To reduce the risk of dementia in old age, a new study suggests that daily movement—even if it’s just doing chores like getting the mail or gardening—could be the best prevention tactic.

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Music Can Give Mood and Brain an Immediate Boost for Alzheimer’s Patients

By Being Patient | December 4th, 2018

We all know what it’s like to be transported to a different time and place just by hearing a few chords of music. A…

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Reading Improves Memory and Helps Prevent Dementia

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