Report: Cognitive Reserve Helps Delay/ Prevent Alzheimer's and Dementia

By MK, Editor Wednesday, December 12, 2007

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The New York Times ran a story yesterday in Well, its health blog, titled Mental Reserves Keep Brains Agile. Jane Brody, the author of the piece, writes that while many elderly people suffer from Alzheimer's and dementia, others seem to maintain their cognitive skills until the day they die....

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Sue

12/13/07 9:00pm

Thanks so much for this important information.

Our site has a Check a Symptom feature which migh h elp readers determine where some of their behaviors stand in the world of Alzheimer's.

All the Best, SMM

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