Brain health affects how you think, feel, act, and relate to others. Multiple factors can affect the brain’s health, including age-related changes, injuries such as stroke, mood disorders, substance use disorders, and diseases such as Alzheimer’s. Learn more about brain health with this infographic.
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Brain health refers to how well a person’s brain functions across several different areas. While brain health can be affected by age-related changes in the brain, including injuries, mood disorders, and diseases such as Alzheimer’s and related dementias, research suggests there are things you can do to help maintain your brain health. Some aspects of
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The Illinois Cognitive Resources Network is proud to partner with the Illinois Department of Public Health and Alzheimer’s Association Illinois Chapter on this new public health campaign designed to promote brain health across Illinois. This project will focus on reducing cognitive decline and encouraging healthier lifestyle habits, targeting communities at higher risk. The Illinois Brain
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The nervous system receives and processes information about the world around us to help us react to situations, communicate, and keep our bodies safe and healthy. Much of this information comes through the sensory organs which the brain processes as sight, sound, smell, taste, or touch – our five senses. Sensory stimulation is the activation
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Older African Americans with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) who got help setting goals to be more socially, physically, or cognitively active had slower memory decline than those who did not receive such help, concludes an NIA-funded study published Sept. 10 in JAMA Neurology. The results point to a possible way to reduce dementia risk in African Americans, who
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Findings from a new study reveal a link between low handgrip strength and higher likelihood of cognitive impairment in adults 50 years of age or older. Researchers reviewed data over an 8-year period from almost 14,000 people age 50 or older. They found that: Each 5-kilogram decrease in handgrip strength was linked to 10% greater
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What is a Stroke? According to the American Stroke Association, stroke is the fifth leading cause of death and the leading cause of disability in the United States. The brain receives 20% of the body’s blood supply. The vast network of blood vessels inside of the brain carries oxygen, glucose and other nutrients essential to
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Genetic, environmental, and lifestyle factors are all thought to influence cognitive health. Genetic factors are passed down from a parent to child and cannot be changed. However, there are risk factors that you do have some control over. These environmental and lifestyle factors include: • health problems (heart disease, diabetes, stroke, depression) • brain injuries
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As we age, our brains go through changes. The good news is that you can do to help maintain your cognitive function. Check out Cognitive Health and Older Adults, a new web-page resource from the National Institute on Aging at NIH, to learn about: • Taking care of your brain • Risks to cognitive health
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