Training Your Brain With Puzzles
According to a recent study from King’s College London and the University of Exeter using puzzles or crossword puzzles can help keep your brain sharp. Exercising the mind with these types of activities will create sharper minds and help engage our brains.
Data collected from this study had close to 20,000 adults over the age of 50 who would regularly use mind puzzles. The more that these elders would use crossword puzzles or play Sudoku were found to have higher brain functions. The ones who were engaging in these activities had the[…]
Are Sauna’s Good For Your Heart?
Saunas first started in Finland as a way to reduce stress and allow the body to relax. The University of Eastern Finland recently studied the benefits of using a dry sauna and how this could boost your cardiovascular health.
Can Herbs Help Fight Cancer?
Experts are now saying that many natural resources can help fight against cancer. Almost 9 million people all over the world will die from cancer and nearly twice as many people that have cancer are needing safe and effective treatments that can help them to fight against it.
There are over 50 different plants and herbs found in Saudi Arabia that have been examined and used by researchers at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology to see whether or not they are able to help fight against cancer. So far only 3[…]
Could Living Alone Cause Depression?
At the University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvenlines a recent study suggests that people who are living alone are more likely to suffer from mental disorders. The study was published in the journal PLOS ONE and links the isolation to developing depression.
In the past people were getting married and having children more often than today. In recent studies the marriage rate is decreasing in our modern society and less and less people are choosing to not have children. This increases the number of people who are choosing to live alone which has been[…]
Future Vaccine To Cure Alzheimer’s Disease?
Experimental studies at the University of Texas are showing good results for a vaccine that could possibly slow down Alzheimer’s disease. The experiments and research are published in the journal Alzheimer’s Research & Therapy.
The research included animal testing on monkeys and rabbits in hope to bring to human trials soon. If all goes well with the testing and it is proven safe for humans this could help reduce the risk of people developing dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers believe that they are making major progress with the safety and effectiveness of[…]
Losing Your Hearing
A common issue that comes with aging is losing your hearing. At some point or another this will happen to everyone whether it’s gradually or suddenly gone.
People over the age of 65 are estimated to experience hearing loss and half of those people over the age of 75 will have extreme hearing loss. When you are having trouble with hearing you will face many challenges such as not being able to understand what someone is saying to you, difficulty hearing doorbells or warnings, trouble with carrying on a simple conversation. Often at[…]
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