Sentences with phrase «slow cognitive decline by»

In fact, it showed that increasing strawberry and blueberry intake could slow cognitive decline by as much as two and a half years.

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While some research suggests that a diet high in omega - 3 fatty acids can protect brain health, a large clinical trial by researchers at the National Institutes of Health found that omega - 3 supplements did not slow cognitive decline in older persons.

PET scans demonstrated an increase in the brain's use of glucose, an indication of increased brain activity, while mental - status tests showed a slowing of the patients» rate of cognitive decline was reduced by 36 to 51 percent.

Those who ate 2.8 servings of vegetables a day or more slowed their rate of cognitive decline by roughly 40 percent, the equivalent of about five years.

In a linear mixed model adjusted for age, sex, education, participation in cognitive activities, physical activities, smoking, and seafood and alcohol consumption, consumption of green leafy vegetables was associated with slower cognitive decline; the decline rate for those in the highest quintile of intake (median 1.3 servings / d) was slower by β = 0.05 standardized units (p = 0.0001) or the equivalent of being 11 years younger in age.

However, when taken as a long - term supplement, ginkgo can improve memory and slow down the cognitive decline experienced by the elderly.

Blueberries have been known to help slow down cognitive decline, and improve memory function by protecting the body from inflammation and combatting oxidative damage, and stress.

Able to slow cognitive decline, BIIB037, or aducanumab, works by «reducing amyloid plaques in the brains of people with dementia.»