Read More Books -Exercising Your Brain Can Prevent Memory Loss

Tuesday, February 17, 2009 - 20:14 in Psychology & Sociology

Participating in certain mental activities, like reading magazines or crafting in middle age or later in life, may delay or prevent memory loss, according to a study released today. The study involved 197 people between the ages of 70 and 89 with mild cognitive impairment, or diagnosed memory loss, and 1,124 people that age with no memory problems. Both groups answered questions about their daily activities within the past year and in middle age, when they were between 50 to 65 years old.  read more

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