In short, sleeping soundly appears to be key for aging well, and maintaining healthy brain
function into old age.
If the results translate to humans, the researchers say, it could lead to new therapies for maintaining healthy brain
function into old age.
Not exact matches
They split the
older adults
into two groups, based on the adults» abilities to control their behaviors and impulses — called executive
function, which naturally declines with
age.
Human brain
function shows incredible dynamics across the lifespan, requiring up to two decades to reach maturity and then continuing to evidence change
into older ages.
If we lived and moved in these ways, most women would retain well -
functioning pelvic floor muscles (not to mention the rest of the body)
into old age.
A suggestion for future studies is to take
into account measures of past and current physical fitness when comparing cognition, brain structure and
function in different groups of
older subjects, once it is possible that better fitness is related to healthier brain
aging.
Today, bilingualism is often seen as a brain - sharpening benefit, a condition that can protect and preserve cognitive
function well
into old age.
Not only will it mean that your 3 - year -
old's games aren't clogging up your screen when you log
into your profile, it lets adults access
age restricted
functions without having to disable parental controls.
There was some question, however, as to whether or not the accident had «knocked him
into old age» in terms of his vitality, mental
functioning, and ongoing fears.
Both animal (11) and human studies (12) clearly indicate that the early environment affects biological
functioning and health outcomes, not only in early life but throughout adulthood
into old age, controlling for other risk factors.