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Brain Training in Later Life: Limited Value for Prevention of Cognitive Decline? (BBC News / BMJ / NHS Digital)

Posted on December 11, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A Scottish study indicates that self-reported intellectual engagement (in the form of performing puzzles, crosswords and other problem-solving activities) during later life has little influence on the trajectory of decline of memory or mental processing speed. The cognitive reserve … Continue reading →

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Re-Examining the Potential of Brain Training for Reducing Risk of Developing Dementia (NHS Choices / Alzheimer’s & Dementia)

Posted on November 23, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary There appears to be some evidence that brain training (cognitive stimulation) using computer-based memory training games may assist in the preservation of cognitive functioning in older adults, aged 65 or above, and might have some limited potential to help … Continue reading →

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Recommendations For Cognitively Stimulating Activities to Promote Lasting Brain Health (BBC News / GCBH)

Posted on August 3, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Global Council on Brain Health (GCBH) has released a report which summarises evidence-based recommendations for the public on adopting cognitively stimulating activities which may help to minimise cognitive decline. Brain training games appear to provide few of the … Continue reading →

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Dementia in Old Age: Risk Factors and Primary Prevention (PHE)

Posted on July 31, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Public Health England (PHE) has released a collection of documents to guide commissioners and researchers; the aim being to assist decision-making in the prioritisation of primary prevention measures for dementia risk reduction. Evidence is presented for the risk of … Continue reading →

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Dementia Risk Reduction: Suggestions for Lifestyle Modification (NHS Choices / Lancet / BBC News / AAIC)

Posted on July 22, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A large-scale international review, by the Lancet Commission on Dementia Prevention, Intervention and Care (LCDPIC), suggests that perhaps one in three cases of dementia could be prevented if people took steps to follow healthier lifestyles and so protect their … Continue reading →

Brain Training Game May Improve Symptoms of Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment? (NHS Choices / International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology)

Posted on July 11, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A small research study, involving older persons with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), indicates that cognitive training delivered in the form of a brain training game (the app called “Game Show”) may help improve memory and might potentially reduce / … Continue reading →

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Dementia-Friendly Technology Charter (Department of Health / Dementia Challenge / Alzheimer’s Society)

Posted on June 26, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Dementia-Friendly Technology Charter, developed as one part of the Dementia Friendly Communities component of the Prime Minister’s Dementia Challenge, is about ensuring people with dementia benefit from the many forms of new technology created with their interests in … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: Brain Training

Brain Training in Later Life: Limited Value for Prevention of Cognitive Decline? (BBC News / BMJ / NHS Digital)

Re-Examining the Potential of Brain Training for Reducing Risk of Developing Dementia (NHS Choices / Alzheimer’s & Dementia)

Brain Training Game May Improve Symptoms of Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment? (NHS Choices / International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology)

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