Exercise Benefits the Brain and How
- Written by jo
You knew exercise is good for you, but did you know it benefits cognition?
Several studies summarized in a recent NYT Well posting suggest that exercise improves both memory/recall (even among young males in college) and performance of skilled tasks (such as those performed by airline pilots). The studies also point to a particular protein, BDNF for short---one that's already known to aid in nerve cell health, as an important factor in memory and skilled-task performance improvements with exercise. This news is important for us all. And it could become especially important to those who have a gene variant (common among people of European and Asian "backgrounds") that results in decreased amounts of BDNF with increasing age.
Health
- Written by Chuck Guilford
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A Guided Tour of Your Body
- Written by Chuck Guilford
This New York Times feature claims to offer everything you need to know to care for your aging body. Check it out.
Helping People Get Back Home after Needing to Enter a Nursing Home
Just because a person has a set-back and ends up in a nursing home doesn't mean the person has to stay in the nursing home for the rest of his or her life. According to an article in the New York Times about some work done by Medicaid in 29 states, there are ways, after recovery from the health incident that put the person into a nursing home, for him or her to get back a home and regain some independence. Needed services can be hired and brought there.