Exercise Doesn’t Just Help The Body–It May Also Help Preserve Cognitive Functions Into Old Age
Although there is no long-term study linking the benefits of exercise to helping with mild cognitive impairment, researchers say there are signs that it helps and little risk in doing it.
Los Angeles Times:
Exercise Is Good Medicine For Boosting Memory And Thinking Skills, New Guidelines Say
Every year, you resolve to get more exercise. And every year, you stay stuck on the couch. The American Academy of Neurology is here to help. The experts on brain health are out with new guidelines that say exercising twice a week may help preserve memory and thinking skills in people with mild cognitive impairment. (Kaplan, 12/28)
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San Francisco Chronicle:
Spinal-Cord Implants To Numb Pain Emerge As Alternative To Pills
For millions of Americans suffering from debilitating nerve pain, a once-overlooked option has emerged as an alternative to high doses of opioids: implanted medical devices using electricity to counteract pain signals the same way noise-canceling headphones work against sound. (Fay Cortez, 12/31)