Aging, lifestyle and dementia

Wahl, Devin; Solon-Biet, Samantha M.; Cogger, Victoria C.; Fontana, Luigi; Simpson, Stephen J.; Couteur, David G. Le; Ribeiro, Rosilene V

doi:10.1016/j.nbd.2019.104481

Cited by 102 publications

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“…Calorie restriction (CR) is another potentially promising non-pharmacologic intervention that is effective in brain aging by improving metabolic health (Wahl et al, 2019). CR is effective through neutralizing the harmful effects of ROS and oxidative damage (Barja and Herrero, 2000;Zainal et al, 2000;Barja, 2002;Civitarese et al, 2007).…”

Section: Calorie Restrictionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Lifestyle Modifications and Nutritional Interventions in Aging-Associated Cognitive Decline and Alzheimer’s Disease

Bhatti

Reddy

et al. 2020

Front. Aging Neurosci.

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Current demographic trends indicate a significant increase in older people (above 65 years) in the world's population, posing a major risk for the development of dementia. A previous study indicates that about 6% of the world population is suffering from dementia (Prince et al., 2013). Recent estimates by the Alzheimer's Association reveal that globally, 55 million people have dementia and every year, more than 10 million people develop this deadly disease. This number is predicted to increase by 88 million in the year 2050 (Alzheimer's Association, 2019). This disease is more prevalent in Americans. Currently, 5.8 million Americans of all ages were living with Alzheimer's FIGURE 1 | Annual expenditure, including health care, long-term care, and hospice care for people with dementia.

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Section: Calorie Restrictionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Lifestyle Modifications and Nutritional Interventions in Aging-Associated Cognitive Decline and Alzheimer’s Disease

Bhatti

Reddy

et al. 2020

Front. Aging Neurosci.

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“…Growing evidence suggests an interrelationship between dementia on one side and lifestyle-related risk factors on the other [84,85]. These risk factors include physical inactivity and obesity, together with unbalanced diets, tobacco use, harmful use of alcohol, diabetes mellitus and mid-life hypertension [86,87].…”

Section: Dementia-friendly Cities and Biophilic Design For Healthy Comentioning

confidence: 99%

“…There is growing consensus that integrated and multiscale nature in the city is protective and can reduce the risk of cognitive decline and dementia: increasing physical activity, preventing and reducing obesity, promoting balanced and healthy diets, discouraging the harmful use of tobacco and alcohol, promoting social engagement, cognitively stimulating activities and learning, as well as preventing and healing depression [85,90].…”

Section: Dementia-friendly Cities and Biophilic Design For Healthy Comentioning

confidence: 99%

Designing Urban Green Blue Infrastructure for Mental Health and Elderly Wellbeing

2019

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The main objective of this essay is to illustrate the state-of-the-art on ‘mental health-sensitive’ open space design in the built environment. Urban Green Blue Infrastructure can contribute to urbanites’ mental health and wellbeing as well as healthy aging, while providing co-benefits balancing the negative impacts of climate change, through the provision of integrated ecosystem services. There are a number of ways that exposure to and affiliation with Nature have shown to support mental health, but we are still missing the necessary evidence of the actual benefits achieved, as well as the key performance indicators and metrics to monitor and adapt our open space to the growing urban challenges. After introducing the key concepts of degenerative mental disorders as they are growing in the urban environment, and the emerging green blue infrastructure design approach, the authors present international case studies describing how evidence-based design and Nature-based Solutions have been found to be beneficial, especially to those diagnosed with mental disorders. Subsequently, in a comparative critical analysis, the authors look closer at a number of design solutions capable, at different scales, to support healthy aging through exposure to, and affiliation with, biodiversity.

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“…As Norton, Matthews, and Brayne (2013) point out, a consequence of the global aging trend will be the dramatic increase in the prevalence of dementia. Wahl et al (2019) express the urgency in developing interventions that prevent cognitive decline and its subsequent impairment. Klimova, Valis, and Kuca (2017) highlight several non-pharmacological interventions, such as physical exercises and piano lessons, that have proven beneficial in cognitive domains such as executive functioning, attention, and memory.…”

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Effects of musical improvisation as a cognitive and motor intervention for the elderly

Santos

Krug

Brandão

et al. 2021

Estud. psicol. (Campinas)

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Music has been debated as a positive factor for the health of elderly people. In a randomized study, the researchers compared an intervention based on percussion and musical improvisation with a choir activity. The objective was to investigate whether improvisation would influence the executive functioning and motor skills of healthy elderly people. A set of instruments for psychological and motor assessment was used before and after the procedure. Differences were found in the performance of the participants of the improvisation group in the Clock Drawing Test suggesting possible gains in executive function. There were gains, regardless of the group, in part A of the Trail Making Test, which indicates a sustained attention. No evidence of motor effects was found in this study. The results suggest that musical activities can contribute to the prevention of cognitive decline caused by aging.

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Aging, lifestyle and dementia

Cited by 102 publications

References 316 publications

Lifestyle Modifications and Nutritional Interventions in Aging-Associated Cognitive Decline and Alzheimer’s Disease

Lifestyle Modifications and Nutritional Interventions in Aging-Associated Cognitive Decline and Alzheimer’s Disease

Designing Urban Green Blue Infrastructure for Mental Health and Elderly Wellbeing

Effects of musical improvisation as a cognitive and motor intervention for the elderly

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