MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'brain aging'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:49:59 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4704597&cid=t_132381_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F008018.html UCSF researchers find that when looking at brains using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) older brains interrupted from a task do a poorer job of resuming where they left off. Scientists at the University of California, San Francisco have pinpointed a reason older adults have a harder time multitasking than younger adults: they have more difficulty switching between tasks at the level of brain networks. Juggling multiple tasks requires short-term, or "working," memory – the capacity to hold and manipulate information in the mind for a period of time. Working memory is the basis of all mental operations, from learning a friend's telephone number, and then entering it into a smart phone, to following the train of a conversation, to... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4704597 Sun, 10 Apr 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4704597 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4139350&cid=t_132381_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2Feoae9ySUpJw%2F Peo­ple of all ages read SharpBrains.com, so we are prepar­ing a series of arti­cles on Brain Health across the Lifes­pan. The series will include 4 parts: The Child Brain, pub­lished in Novem­ber 2010 The Ado­les­cent Brain, in Decem­ber 2010 The Adult Brain, in Jan­u­ary 2011 The Aging Brain, in Feb­ru­ary 2011 Each part will : Include sur­pris­ing facts on how the brain works Debunk com­mons myths about cog­ni­tion and brain health Link to resources such as books and doc­u­men­taries. If you want to read these arti­cles as we pub­lish them via SharpBrains.com, you can either fol­low us in Face­book and Twit­ter or, if you have not done so already, subscribe to our monthly update (eNewsletter). Tell your friends and col­leagues about the series! (... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4139350 Fri, 05 Nov 2010 14:43:09 +0100 4139350 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4119371&cid=t_132381_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2Fz4IpAJ-3lzg%2F You have heard that physical exercise is good for the brain. How much exercise are we talking about? Can the benefits be seen both for children and adults? In Fitter bodies = fitter brains. True at all ages? Dr. Pascale Michelon answers these questions for you, based on latest scientific studies. We need fun ways to get out the couch more and exercise both physically and cognitively. What about setting up community-based adult playgrounds, such as this one in Beijing? . New Brain Health Series People of all ages read SharpBrains.com and this monthly update, so we are preparing a series of articles on Brain Health across the Lifespan. The series will include 4 parts: The Child Brain, published in November 2010 The Adolescent Brain, in December 2010 The Adult Brain, in January 2011... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4119371 Thu, 28 Oct 2010 19:03:36 +0100 4119371 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4281405&cid=t_132381_122_f&fid=36506&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainSciencePodcastBlog%2F%7E3%2F_ESqm5eN33E%2Falzheimers-disease-with-dr-peter-whitehouse-bsp-68.html Discussion Forum: Join our Facebook Fan Page: Send feedback to gincampbell at mac dot com or leave voice mail at 206-984-0358. (Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell) the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4281405 Wed, 14 Apr 2010 09:00:33 +0100 4281405 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2734035&cid=t_132381_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F006484.html Keep your blood vessels properly inflated. ST. PAUL, Minn. – High blood pressure is linked to memory problems in people over 45, according to research published in the August 25,... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2734035 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2734035 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2376433&cid=t_132381_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2FzeWHTMKI15E%2F (Editor's Note: I recently came across an excellent book and resource, The Alzheimer's Action Plan: The Experts' Guide to the Best Diagnosis and Treatment for Memory Problems, just released in paperback. Dr. Murali Doraiswamy, one of the authors and leading Alzheimer's expert, kindly helped us create a 2-part article series to share with SharpBrains readers advice on a very important question, "How can we help the public at large to distinguish Alzheimer's Disease from normal aging --- so that an interest in early identification doesn't translate into unneeded worries?" What follows is an excerpt from the book, pages 3-8). --- Jane, fifty-seven, managed a large sales force. She prided herself on being good at names, and introductions were easy for her—until last spring when she... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2376433 Wed, 29 Apr 2009 19:47:27 +0100 2376433 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2040034&cid=t_132381_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F005796.html When viewing pictures of negative events older folks did more thinking and less emotional reacting to negative images and they formed fewer memories about negative images. It turns out there's... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2040034 Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:00:00 +0100 2040034 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2005801&cid=t_132381_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F005756.html If you do not exercise much is there any amount of scientific evidence that will get you off your duff? Maybe not. But if you do exercise regularly here is... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2005801 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 05:00:00 +0100 2005801 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1990804&cid=t_132381_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F005738.html The sounds of the fMRI brain scanning machines distract aging brains and alter fMRI brain scan results. In the Baycrest study, 12 younger adults (average age 26) and 12 older... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1990804 Wed, 26 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100 1990804 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1968859&cid=t_132381_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F005717.html Some people experience slower brain aging. Are you one of the lucky ones? Now they have a preliminary answer. Scientists examined the brains of five deceased people considered super aged... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1968859 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100 1968859 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1968858&cid=t_132381_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F005719.html Muscle exercise might be good for your brain. Exercise boosts brain stem cell generation in both middle-aged and young mice. BETHESDA, Md. (Nov. 18, 2008) − A new study confirms... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1968858 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100 1968858 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1961763&cid=t_132381_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2F453492398%2F If you could, you would. You can, but prefer not to know it? More than any other organ, your brain is up to you. You are what you think, not just what you eat. Here's some food for thought: Design your Mind Setting cognitive and behavioral goals raises challenging and worthy questions: What do you want from your brain? Will you know it when you achieve it? To attain the brain of our choosing, we must understand our selves and current abilities. Introspection and curiosity are helpful if they trigger and sustain the effort to enrich the mind. However, objective information which leads to informed assessment of brain function is often lacking. Mind your Brain Honesty. Openness. Self-awareness. Irrefutable virtues, but in practice most people fall short. Few regularly appraise their brain ski... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1961763 Fri, 14 Nov 2008 23:57:54 +0100 1961763 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1888130&cid=t_132381_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F005633.html Have you mentally peaked yet? If we could reverse the decay of neuron insulation in our brains we'd probably maintain fast coordination and better thinking ability for decades longer. Reporting... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1888130 Sun, 19 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1888130 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1876058&cid=t_132381_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F005627.html Using 1,839 subjects in the Framingham Offspring Study examined with functional magnetic resonance imagining (fMRI) researchers find that even lower levels of alcohol drinking are associated with more rapid brain... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1876058 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1876058 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1815317&cid=t_132381_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F005567.html A paper published in the US Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences finds that reduced dopamine metabolism in the brain suggests that as we age we experience a reduced... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1815317 Tue, 23 Sep 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1815317 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1739158&cid=t_132381_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F005490.html Another in my continuing series on why we should develop rejuvenation therapies that will cure aging. Before you die of old age you will spend about the last 15 years... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1739158 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1739158 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1544538&cid=t_132381_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2F320031080%2F In this study, we examined whether playing strategy-based video game can train those executive functions and improve them. We showed that playing a strategy-based videogame (Rise of Nations Gold Edition) can result in not only becoming a better videogame player but it transferred to untrained executive functions. We saw a significant improvement in task switching, working memory, visual short-term memory, and mental rotation. And some, but more limited, benefits in inhibition and reasoning. I can share a few details on the study: the average age was 69 years, and the experiment required around 23 hours of training time. We only included individuals who had played videogames 0 hours/ week for the last 2 years.   That last criteria is interesting. We typically say that good “brain exercis... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1544538 Wed, 25 Jun 2008 22:26:56 +0100 1544538 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1395269&cid=t_132381_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2F276633288%2F We are working on improving several sections of our website, especially our Resources section. It will look much better in a few days. Our first step has been to re-organize our Neuroscience Interview Series, and below you have how it looks today. During the last 18 months I have had the fortune to interview over 15 cutting-edge neuroscientists and cognitive psychologists on their research and thoughts. Here are some of our favorite quotes (you can read the full interview notes by clicking on the links):   “Learning is physical. Learning means the modification, growth, and pruning of our neurons, connections–called synapses– and neuronal networks, through experience...When we do so, we are cultivating our own neuronal networks. We become our own gardeners”- Dr. James Zull, Pr... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1395269 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 04:34:55 +0100 1395269 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1358558&cid=t_132381_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F005121.html Here's yet another reminder that aging isn't just about creaky bones, gray hair, and wrinkled skin. Brain damage caused by lots of small strokes might account for a third of... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1358558 Tue, 08 Apr 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1358558 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1340604&cid=t_132381_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F005105.html Here's yet another blog post where I present yet another example of why the people who say that aging is dignified are totally wrong. New research shows cerebral microbleeds, which... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1340604 Tue, 01 Apr 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1340604 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1150673&cid=t_132381_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F004925.html Yet another reason why I don't want to grow old. Recent work led by University of Iowa neuroscientist Natalie Denburg, Ph.D., suggests that for a significant number of older adults,... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1150673 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 05:00:00 +0100 1150673 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1137505&cid=t_132381_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2F213262462%2F The most popular question we got when we announced that PBS had a great special on Brain Fitness Program and Neuroplasticity in December was, when will the DVD be available? Well, finally here it comes. You can click on the image or the title to go over to PBS shop to learn more and buy it. The Brain Fitness Program DVD ($24.95, shipped by 02/01/08). "This program presents a workout to help viewers get their brains in better shape. The Brain Fitness Program is based on neuro-plasticity, the ability of the brain to change and adapt — even rewire itself. In the past two years, a team of scientists has developed computer-based stimulus sets that drive beneficial chemical, physical and functional changes in the brain. Dr. Michael Merzenich of the University of California San Francisco ... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1137505 Tue, 08 Jan 2008 17:28:30 +0100 1137505 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1138093&cid=t_132381_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F004910.html As old people experience a declining capacity to recall memories of past events they suffer a reduced ability to imagine. Most children are able to imagine their future selves as... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1138093 Tue, 08 Jan 2008 05:00:00 +0100 1138093 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1073162&cid=t_132381_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F004838.html Out of all the aspects of aging I hate brain aging most of all. My brain is who I am. I do not want to lose the intellectual abilities I... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1073162 Wed, 05 Dec 2007 05:00:00 +0100 1073162 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1001285&cid=t_132381_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2F178813753%2F The Neurotechnology Industry Organization (NIO) just announced the top ten emerging areas of neuroscience that will "impact the future of treatments for brain and nervous system": Top 10 Neuroscience Trends in 2007. It provides superb food for thought. And some of them will sound familiar to readers of this blog: * 6. Normal brain aging gets more attention: More research and development is being focused on thinking impairments that only partially limit independence and quality of life for senior citizens, adults and school aged children. Neurosoftware will penetrate nursing homes and schools, as brain fitness software becomes new first-line treatment strategy. * 8. Prevention evidence grows: You are what you eat; smoking is as bad as we thought; and new studies reveal the effe... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1001285 Fri, 02 Nov 2007 20:04:37 +0100 1001285 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=996531&cid=t_132381_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F004743.html A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine finds many of us unknowingly have abnormalities such as mini-strokes in our brains. Methods The subjects were 2000 persons... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=996531 Wed, 31 Oct 2007 04:00:00 +0100 996531 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=743331&cid=t_132381_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F004399.html Cholesterol lowering statin drug simvastatin appears to cut the risk of degenerative neurological disorders Alzheimer's Disease and Parkinson's Disease by nearly half. Boston, MA -- Researchers from Boston University School... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=743331 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 04:00:00 +0100 743331 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=738914&cid=t_132381_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F004395.html Some oppose the development of therapies to reverse aging because they argue that aging is a beautiful and dignified natural process. In this Panglossian view of aging the silver in... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=738914 Tue, 17 Jul 2007 04:00:00 +0100 738914