Memory

Easing the Burden of Living with Depression

Jan 24, 2020 · · Memory
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a serious challenge that requires professional treatment (see What You Can Do, page 33). It often takes time and patience to overcome. However, while there are no simple cures for this mood disorder, an MGH expert points out that there are commonsense steps you can … Read More

Researchers Study Relationship Between Inflammation and Depression

Jan 24, 2020 · · Memory
Systemic inflammation is a factor for many conditions, such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, and autoimmune disorders like rheumatoid arthritis. But there is increasing evidence that inflammation may play a major role in depression,  too. A recent study by researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital and other facilities, published in Psychotherapy and … Read More

Get Plenty of These Vitamins to Boost Memory

Jan 23, 2020 · · Memory
Study after study has provided evidence of the importance of vitamins in ensuring mental acuity, especially in older adults who may be affected by physiological changes that impair the body’s ability to metabolize these nutrients. A deficiency of certain key vitamins has been linked to cognitive decline in older people, … Read More

Four Brain Exercises to Increase Processing Speed

Jan 23, 2020 · · Memory
Just a few hours spent engaging in exercises that teach the aging brain to increase processing speed—the ability to attend to and respond to incoming information—appear to dramatically reduce an older adult’s vulnerability to dementia, new research suggests. A slowing of processing speed often accounts for age-related brain decline. Scientists … Read More

Your Adaptable Brain and How to Empower It

Jan 23, 2020 · · Memory
A healthy brain is an adaptable brain—one that can respond to new information and circumstances, withstand the harmful effects of injury, disease, and stress, and repair itself following damage to, or loss of, brain cells and/or their connections. This capacity, called neuroplasticity, is essential to staying sharp in older age. … Read More

Exercises to Enhance 5 Key Brain Functions

Jan 23, 2020 · · Memory
Mental stimulation can take many forms. Learning a new language and traveling to new destinations are just a couple of examples. But even simpler activities, such as taking up a new hobby, can boost brain activity. And in a study published earlier this year, researchers found that engaging in mentally … Read More

How Memory Works and How to Improve It

Jan 23, 2020 · · Memory
Age changes the brain’s memory functioning, and even its structure, in ways that may adversely affect how older adults learn, store, and recall information. However, the good news is that it may be possible to delay or prevent these changes by adopting strategies and behaviors that promote youthful levels of … Read More

Anti-inflammatory Diet Helps Lower Your Alzheimer’s Risk

Jan 23, 2020 · · Memory
Inflammation is a double-edged sword when it comes to brain health. In the short-term, it is an important aspect of the immune system that protects brain tissue against potentially harmful microbes and pathogens. But when inflammation becomes chronic—especially in older age—it can harm the brain, damaging tissues and increasing risk … Read More

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