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Cognitive Abilities

Exercise In Middle Age Reaps Surprising Health Perk Later In Life

The Huffington Post | Shelley Emling | Posted 02.05.2013 | Fifty
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Most people know that regular exercise can help you alleviate a wide range of health concerns, everything from stroke to arthritis to certain types of...

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What A Better Diet Can Do For Your Memory Right Now

Posted 11.14.2012 | Fifty
Read More: Improve Memory, Memory Loss Treatment, Video, Forgetfulness, Memory Loss Causes, Health Post50, Memory, Cognitive Abilities, Memory Loss, Eat This Not That, Diet, Fifty News

Cognitive abilities start to decline once we enter our 40s. But changing the way you eat -- starting right now -- can improve your memory immediately,...

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What Your Next Museum Visit Is Doing For Your Memory

Posted 09.16.2012 | Fifty
Read More: Arts and Brain Health, Aging Brain, Aging Gracefully, Memory, Cognitive Abilities, Memory Loss, Brain Health, Fifty News

SPECIAL FROM Next Avenue By Gary Drevitch New research and a PBS special highlight the powerful benefits of engaging in the arts. We know exe...

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Sleep Is Not Just For Babies

Kari Henley | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Depression, Drowsy Driving, Teens, Sleep Deprivation, Sleep, Teenagers, Cognitive Development, Effects of Sleep Deprivation, Cognitive Abilities, Sleep Deprivation Statistics, College Life, Healthy Living News
Kari Henley

Over 90 percent of teens don't get enough Zzzzs. Alarmingly, if they drive on less than seven hours of sleep it's as if they drank a beer and drove. Help your child get the sleep they need.

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Public Libraries: Community-Based Health Clubs for the Brain

Alvaro Fernandez | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
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Alvaro Fernandez

Libraries are taking on a new mission to help promote cognitive health in their communities and using the concept of brain fitness.

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