A new longitudinal study investigating whether a person’s level of happiness affects their cognitive health as they age strongly suggests that the happier you are, the less likely you are of developing neurodegenerative diseases like dementia. While there have been previous … [Read more...] about Study: Boosting happiness slows down cognitive decline
Cognitive decline
Why it’s never too late to safeguard your mind against age-related decline
Think your brain is too old to learn new tricks, let alone keep cognitive decline at bay? That’s faulty reasoning: Brand-new research featured in the journal Cell: Stem Cell reveals that neurons continue to form in the part of the brain where memories are processed in your 40s, … [Read more...] about Why it’s never too late to safeguard your mind against age-related decline