Participating in stimulating activities can help slow down cognitive decline and improve overall quality of life. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type of dementia. It’s characterized by ...

The study concluded that early retirement’s negative influence on mental fitness activities as well as social engagement outweighed the protective benefit on health behaviors.

Social activities such as interactions with others and participation in organised events can prevent cognitive decline in long-term care facility. Research from Amsterdam UMC, carried out among ...

Evidence suggests that engaging in social activity is associated with a number of positive outcomes for cognitive health. Participating in social activities can help to lower stress levels ...

A new study shows that leisure activities, including mental, physical and social engagements, may play a significant role in easing loneliness and the cognitive decline that can come with it.

Learning new skills in group settings offers double cognitive benefits—the challenge of mastering something new plus the social engagement. Activities like dance classes, community education, or ...

With this information, the study suggests that an increase in social activities could lower the risk of dementia by 38 percent and could lower the risk of other mild cognitive impairments by about 21 ...

Previous research has shown that social engagement, or lack of social isolation, is key to preserving brain health in older age. However, this study’s results did not find that social activities ...

Some 2.3 million of U.S. adults older than 65 — more than 4% — have a diagnosis of dementia. But even without a diagnosis, a certain amount of cognitive decline is normal as age sets in.

Social engagement activities and continuous learning practices further complement these physical interventions by providing cognitive stimulation and ... social engagement, and cognitive stimulation.

Volunteering offers significant cognitive benefits for older adults, extending beyond mere busyness. Engaging in purposeful social activities, problem-solving, and emotional exchange stimulates ...

Social and mentally stimulating activities benefit cognitive function 3mo I t’s that time of the year when most of us get the ...