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Living Alone in Your 50s and 60s? Dementia Found to Be 30% More Likely: Study

A recent study finds that elderly people living alone are 30% more likely to develop dementia. Experts believe that living alone is associated with increased stress, feelings of loneliness, and lack of cognitive stimulation, which might have contributed to the increasing number of cases.

Electrical Pulses Found to Temporarily Reverse Memory Decline

Memory of older group temporarily improves to match younger group in study. It is well known that memory "gaps" occurs in the older generation, but just recently, scientists say that electrical pulses directed to the brain can temporarily reverse the weakening of memory.

Healthy Diet May Help Our Brains Age

A new study has found that the healthier we eat over the years, the better shape our brains will be in as we age. Researchers from McMaster University found that people from all over the world who kept a Mediterranean style diet in middle age had a reduced risk of cognitive decline as they got older.
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