Lifestyle Matters: Let ’s optimize cognition, health and life in 2024

Welcome to a new edition of SharpBrains e‑newsletter, featuring fascinating research findings on lifestyle, protective brain structures, Internet access, mental health, brain imaging, and more. #1. Lifestyle matters: What we can do in 2024 to optimize cognition and life, delaying cognitive problems even dementia “Actor Chris Hemsworth…watched his grandfather live with Alzheimer’s and is making lifestyle changes after learning he has two copies of the APOE4 gene. This gene is a risk factor for Alzheimer’s, and having two copies significantly increases his risk of developing the same condition.” (Smart move regardless of one’s genes) #2. Study identifies protective brain structure that delays the onset of frontotemporal dementia symptoms over 2 years “We discovered that in participants who had this extra fold on the right side of their brain, their dementia symptoms began on average two and a half years later … This two-and-a-half-year delay in symptoms may not sound like much, but considering the poor prognosis of the condition and the burden of symptoms, this is an extremely meaningful amount of time for patients and their relatives.” #3. The ADHD experience includes positive self-reported aspects, especially related to hyperfocus “If it is something I really like, I have better endurance than others. I can work on something I enjoy forever without stopping.” “Being diagnosed with ADHD made me learn a lot about myself.“ #4....
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