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2. Doctors Say This Nighttime Behavior Can Be A Sign Of Dementia

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   There’s a difference between being totally over your day and sundowning. In addition to the symptoms listed above, sundowning can include verbal or even physical outbursts, Elhelou says.

3. Strong at any age: Readers 65 and up share their favorite ...

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   As L.A.'s demographics change,keeping up with exercise becomes more important for our population.In recent months, we've been looking at the fitness routines of a number of older Angelenos, which ...

4. This Full-Body Workout Could Help Slow Signs Of Aging, New ...

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   Kettlebells have been used in strength training for years. But new research suggests these weights may do more than build muscle: They could slow down aging.. That’s the major takeaway from a ...

5. Sundowning - Wikipedia

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   Stress, hypometabolism, and oxidative damage may decrease physiologic reserve in the elderly and can lead to a decrease in neuron energy production and an increase in neuron damage. [12] Thioredoxin reductase is an antioxidant that neutralizes oxidative free radicals that can cause cell death. The brain is vulnerable to oxidative free radicals ...

6. Dementia - Wikipedia

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   Dementia affects 5% of the population older than 65 and 20–40% of those older than 85. [270] Rates are slightly higher in women than men at ages 65 and greater. [ 270 ] The disease trajectory is varied and the median time from diagnosis to death depends strongly on age at diagnosis, from 6.7 years for people diagnosed aged 60–69 to 1.9 ...

7. Memory and aging - Wikipedia

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   For the young, if exercise is introduced it can form a constructive habit that can be instilled throughout adulthood. For the elderly, especially those with Alzheimer's or other diseases that affect the memory, when the brain is introduced to exercise the hippocampus is likely to retain its size and improve its memory. [15]