Tag: aging
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Can cheese help prevent dementia? Japanese study suggests weekly intake could support brain health
What the study asks Can a simple dietary habit—consuming cheese at least once a week—influence the risk of developing dementia in older adults? A large Japanese cohort study published in Nutrients investigates this possibility, offering real-world evidence on how everyday food choices might impact cognitive health. Study design and population Researchers used data from the…
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Can cheese help prevent dementia? Japanese study suggests possible benefit
Overview: A Simple Habit With Potential Brain Benefits Could a modest weekly portion of cheese help preserve cognitive health in aging populations? A recent Japanese cohort study suggests that it might. Published in Nutrients, the study followed community-dwelling adults aged 65 and over to examine whether eating cheese at least once per week is associated…
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Study Reveals the Surprising Age When the Brain is at Its Sharpest
New Insights into the Brain’s Peak: Midlife May Be the New Prime When we picture peak mental performance, many of us imagine youth at its height. However, a recent study published in Intelligence suggests the brain’s sharpest years may occur much later than commonly assumed. Led by Associate Professor Gilles E. Gignac of the University…
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Study reveals the surprising age when your brain is at its sharpest
Introduction: Rethinking the timeline of cognitive peak For decades, the common narrative has portrayed youth as the pinnacle of cognitive performance. But a recent study challenges that view, suggesting that our minds may be reaching their sharpest point later in life. Published in Intelligence and led by Associate Professor Gilles E. Gignac of the University…
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Fetal Brain Development and Memory: Sex Differences in Aging
Overview: Why fetal development matters for memory aging Memory decline and Alzheimer’s disease (AD) loom large as the population ages. New evidence underscores a surprising source of risk that starts long before birth: the fetal brain’s exposure to the maternal immune environment. In particular, elevated pro-inflammatory cytokines during pregnancy may sculpt memory circuits in ways…
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Fetal Origins of Memory Impairment: Sex Differences in Aging
Overview: How early-life factors shape memory in later life New evidence suggests that critical processes during fetal brain development can influence memory and cognitive resilience decades later. Researchers led by Jill Goldstein, PhD, MPH, from the Innovation Center on Sex Differences in Medicine at Mass General are examining how sex and reproductive history modulate the…
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Redefining Peak Age: Why Growing Older Can Be a Professional Advantage
Introduction: Rethinking the Aging Narrative When we think about peak performance, age often comes to mind as a limiting factor. Yet recent research by a team of scholars, including a colleague and me, challenges this idea. Published in Intelligence, our study suggests that overall psychological functioning peaks between ages 55 and 60 for many people,…
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Redefining Peak Age: Exciting Prospects in Older Adulthood
Redefining Peak Age: Why Growing Older Can Spark Extraordinary Performance For years, popular wisdom has suggested that peak performance—whether in athletics, mathematics, or chess—occurs early in life and then gradually declines. A recent study by researchers including a colleague and myself, published in Intelligence, challenges this narrative. Our work shows that many aspects of overall…
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Midlife Peak: Why 60 Can Be Your Leadership Prime Today
Introduction: A Counterintuitive View of Age and Performance Many people fear that aging means a steady slide in mental sharpness. Yet recent research, including a study published in Intelligence, suggests a more nuanced truth: for many adults, overall psychological functioning peaks in late midlife—roughly between ages 55 and 60. This finding reframes midlife from a…
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Redefining Peak Age: A Reason to Be Excited About Growing Older
Rethinking the traditional idea of a peak For years, the common narrative has suggested that intellectual power peaks in early adulthood and gradually wanes as time goes on. Yet a recent study by my colleague and me, published in Intelligence, offers a more optimistic and nuanced view: for many people, overall psychological functioning peaks between…