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Study: Mentoring helps delay declining brain function in Seniors

Posted Dec 27th, 2009 at 2:48 AM and seen
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About 78 million Americans were born from 1946 to 1964. The researchers say that because individuals of retirement age are the fastest-growing sector of the U.S. population, there is understandably great interest in preserving their cognitive and physical abilities, especially given the societal cost of the alternative.

Researchers at the Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University found that older adults who participated in volunteering programs were able to delay or reverse declining brain function.

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Dec 27, 2009
Matt Hopkinson said...
Interesting study. Finerday is also involved in a study that will look at the effects of social media and its influence on quality of life. Specifically, it will look at the aspect of family and clinician communication, information delivery and mentoring to achieve better wellness outcomes. This study is in conjunction with Monash University School of Primary Healthcare.
Dec 28, 2009
balajispark said...
We often joke that by providing business advice at www.mentorsquare.com our Mentors postpone Alzheimers. This article gives this credence! Interesting.
Dec 28, 2009
Matt Hopkinson said...
The issue is that often wellness programs are started, but not followed through and dropped. The idea is that using through social media to mentor and encourage continuation of programs such as diet and exercise, or even taking of medications, quality of life will improve.
Dec 29, 2009
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