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Cognitive Health

The Unexpected Reason Facebook May Be Good For Older Adults

The Huffington Post | Shelley Emling | Posted 02.19.2013 | Fifty
Read More: Facebook Good for Health, Social Media, Pew Research Center, Facebook Benefits, Health Post50, Psychology, Facebook, University of Arizona, Cognitive Health, Fifty News

Spending time on Facebook has been shown to reduce stress levels, slow down heart rates and -- generally speaking -- just simply relax people. Now new...

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GET PSYCHED! 4 Reasons Why You Should Be Intellectually Pumped RIGHT NOW

Cynthia R. Green, Ph.D. | Posted 08.24.2012 | Healthy Living
Read More: Memory, Intelligence, Aging, Brain, Mind, Aging Gracefully, Cognitive Decline, Healthy Mind, Emotional Wellness, Mind and Health, Mental Health Mind, Mind Health, Cognitive Health, Healthy Living News
Cynthia R. Green, Ph.D.

One of the most powerful messages coming out of the brain fitness science these days is that having intellectual passions is a major factor in any good brain fitness plan.

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5 Games Every Post50 Woman Should Know

Posted 11.16.2011 | Fifty
Read More: Scrabble, Women, Bunco, Memory Boosters, Bunco-Group, Girls' Night In, Problem Solving, Card-Games, Mahjong, Cognitive Health, Fifty News

Along with dealing with defiant teens, adjusting to empty nests, and struggling through divorces - not to mention the plotting, scheming, and murder-f...

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Brain Health: Why We Need Innovation For Better Cognitive Health Care

Alvaro Fernandez | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Brain Science, Neuroscience, Brain and Health, Brain Health, Brain Health Industry, Cognitive Health, Home News
Alvaro Fernandez

A final step toward improv­ing stan­dard med­ical prac­tice will be to bet­ter align finan­cial incen­tives for deliver­ing higher quality care.

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Anti-Aging for Your Brain

Jill S. Brown | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles
Read More: Dementia, Cardiovascular-Health, Brain Health, Brain-Fitness, Brainpower, Brain, Brain + Aging, Brain + Exercise, Cardiovascular-Disease, Improve Brain Function, Physical Exercise + Brain, Aerobics, Dementia + Exercise, Older Adults + Brain Function, Improve-Memory, Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Cognitive Health, Los Angeles News
Jill S. Brown

Have you noticed little lapses in your memory as you're getting older? Could it be you're not getting enough exercise?

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ADHD: Linked to Pesticide Exposure

Linda Buzzell | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Mental Health, Adhd, Add, Health, Cognitive Health, ADD Treatment, ADHD Treatment, ADD Causes, ADHD Causes, Healthy Living News
Linda Buzzell

A new study suggests that pesticide exposure is linked to the development of ADHD.

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Alzheimer's Disease: Is Our Health Care System Ready?

Alvaro Fernandez | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Dementia Diagnosis, Dementia, Nurses, Social Workers, Department of Aging and Adult Services, Alzheimers Disease, Brain Fitness, Memory Walks, Alzheimers Association, Early Detection Alliance, Diagnosis, Healthcare System, Doctors, Cognitive Health, Caregivers, Health Literacy, Psychiatrists, Alzheimer, Healthy Living News
Alvaro Fernandez

Not enough attention seems focused on ensuring health care systems' preparedness to deal with cognitive health issues -- with Alzheimer's Disease as the most dramatic example.

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Public Libraries: Community-Based Health Clubs for the Brain

Alvaro Fernandez | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Brain Books, Murali Doraiswamy, Neuropsychological, Mind Games, Aging, David DiSalvo, Willpower, Libraries, Brain Teaser, Cognitive Abilities, Cognitive, Health Clubs, Daniel Goleman, Intelligence, Genes, Mini Mental State Exam, Brain, Public Libraries, Games for Health, Memory Tests, Richard Nisbett, Books, Serious Games, American Society on Aging, Cognitive Health, Mmse, Alzheimer´S, Healthy Living News
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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Debunking 10 Brain Health Myths

Alvaro Fernandez | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
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Alvaro Fernandez

Think about this: How can anyone take care of his or her brain when every week brings a new barrage of articles and studies which seem to contradict each other?

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Goldman Environmental Prize: Change the World, Change Your Brain

Alvaro Fernandez | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Tracy Chapman, Al Gore, Social Entrepreneurship, Ashoka, Retirement, Environment, Goldman Prize, Robert Redford, Cognitive Health, Changemaker, Green News
Alvaro Fernandez

I just came back from an inspiring Goldman Prize Award ceremony, where seven grassroots environmental change-makers were recognized for their work and resiliency.

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Top 11 Books for Brain Health

Alvaro Fernandez | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Brain Trust Program, Norman Doidge, Judith Beck, Thanks, Executive Brain, Brain Science, Perception, Brain 101, User Guide to the Brain, Train Your Brain, Brain Fitness, The Executive Brain, Brain, Frontal Lobes, John Medina, Learning, Teaching, Gratitude, Spark, Brain Rules, Elkhonon Goldberg, Robert Emmons, Positive Psychology, Beck Diet Solution, Larry MccCleary, Cognitive, Brain Fitness Books, Attention, Sharon Begley, Health, Exercise, Beck Diet, James Zull, Books, John Ratey, Cognitive Health, Healthy Living News
Alvaro Fernandez

We've compiled the 10 Most Popular Brain Fitness & Cognitive Health Books, based on book purchases by SharpBrains' readers during 2008.

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Exercise Body and Brain for Lifelong Cognitive Health

Alvaro Fernandez | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Baby Boomers, Aging, Cognitive Decline, Mental Exercise, Physical Exercise, Health, Cognitive Health, Brain Fitness, Healthy Living News
Alvaro Fernandez

The American Medical News, just published an excellent article to bring recent brain fitness research into doctor's attention.

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