A new study confirms what previous research and intuition tell us: Connecting to other people is good for your brain. In this case the research, published in the American Journal of Public Health, showed that memory declined at half the rate among socially engaged adults compared to their more ...
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Can Social Ties Stave Off Alzheimer's?
6/ 3/08 2:55pm
I have to say I agree with Richard - why are these concepts even researched or questioned. Seems there are other ways to use reasearch money. But maybe it is just one small part of the all the research that is done. To be able to build a full picture of the disease in order to find a cure it is possible we need this kind of study too.
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Why is it newsworthy to tell people what they already knew in their hearts and minds? Why don't people, especially people diagnosed with dementia make an extra effort to seek each other out and network? Why don't organizations help us do this?
The emphasis always seems to be on information. Read this, fill this out, sign this - there now you are ready to say good bye.
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Richard