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6 Habits to Keep Your Brain Youthful at 70

By aimee yang
6 Habits to Keep Your Brain Youthful at 70

As we get older, different parts of our bodies age at different speeds. A new study shows that our lifestyle choices can affect how quickly our brains age.

Researchers from Sweden studied 70-year-olds without memory problems and found that keeping our blood vessels healthy can help our brains stay young. This means doing things like exercising regularly, eating well, not smoking, and controlling our blood sugar levels.

Older-looking brains were linked to not being active, having diabetes, having had a stroke, and having high inflammation and blood sugar levels. Men and women had different factors affecting their brain age, with glucose levels being more important for men. The researchers used AI technology to assess brain age from MRI scans.

Healthy blood vessels are important for protecting our brains and reducing the risk of dementia. Future research will focus on how social factors like relationships, sleep, and stress can affect brain resilience, especially for women.

The study was published in the Alzheimer’s & Dementia journal.

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Lifestyle/ˈlaɪfˌstaɪl/noun
The way in which a person or group lives.

Inflammation/ˌɪnfləˈmeɪʃən/noun
A localized physical condition characterized by redness swelling heat and pain.

Resilience/rɪˈzɪl.jəns/noun
The ability to recover quickly from difficulties.

Diabetes/ˌdaɪəˈbiːtiːz/noun
A metabolic disease that causes high blood sugar.

Assess/əˈsɛs/verb
To evaluate or estimate the nature ability or quality of something.

Dementia/dɪˈmɛnʃə/noun
A chronic or persistent disorder of the mental processes caused by brain disease or injury.
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How much do you know?

What did researchers from Sweden study in relation to brain aging?
Children
70-year-olds without memory problems
Animals
Plants
Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a way to help keep our brains young?
Exercising regularly
Eating well
Smoking
Controlling blood sugar levels
What did older-looking brains in the study appear to be linked to?
Being active
Having diabetes
Never having had a stroke
Low blood sugar levels
Which factor was found to be more important for men in affecting brain age?
Exercising regularly
Low inflammation levels
High glucose levels
High blood sugar levels
What technology did the researchers use to assess brain age?
X-ray scans
Ultrasound
MRI scans
CT scans
What is important for protecting our brains and reducing the risk of dementia?
Eating fast food
Healthy blood vessels
Smoking cigarettes
Avoiding physical activity
Our lifestyle choices can impact how quickly our brains age.
Both men and women had the same factors affecting their brain age.
The study focused on how social factors like relationships, sleep, and stress can affect brain resilience only for women.
Having high inflammation levels is beneficial for brain health.
The study was published in the journal Alzheimer's & Dementia.
Smoking is mentioned as a factor that can help keep our brains young.
Future research will focus on how social factors like relationships, sleep, and stress can affect brain resilience, especially for .
Keeping our blood vessels healthy can help our brains stay .
Researchers from studied 70-year-olds without memory problems.
Healthy blood vessels are important for protecting our brains and reducing the risk of .
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Vocabulary List:
6 words · tap to reveal
ON
Accent
Lifestyle/ˈlaɪfˌstaɪl/noun
The way in which a person or group lives.
Inflammation/ˌɪnfləˈmeɪʃən/noun
A localized physical condition characterized by redness swelling heat and pain.
Resilience/rɪˈzɪl.jəns/noun
The ability to recover quickly from difficulties.
Diabetes/ˌdaɪəˈbiːtiːz/noun
A metabolic disease that causes high blood sugar.
Assess/əˈsɛs/verb
To evaluate or estimate the nature ability or quality of something.
Dementia/dɪˈmɛnʃə/noun
A chronic or persistent disorder of the mental processes caused by brain disease or injury.
Vocabulary Learning

How much do you know?

What did researchers from Sweden study in relation to brain aging?
Children
70-year-olds without memory problems
Animals
Plants
Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a way to help keep our brains young?
Exercising regularly
Eating well
Smoking
Controlling blood sugar levels
What did older-looking brains in the study appear to be linked to?
Being active
Having diabetes
Never having had a stroke
Low blood sugar levels
Which factor was found to be more important for men in affecting brain age?
Exercising regularly
Low inflammation levels
High glucose levels
High blood sugar levels
What technology did the researchers use to assess brain age?
X-ray scans
Ultrasound
MRI scans
CT scans
What is important for protecting our brains and reducing the risk of dementia?
Eating fast food
Healthy blood vessels
Smoking cigarettes
Avoiding physical activity
Our lifestyle choices can impact how quickly our brains age.
Both men and women had the same factors affecting their brain age.
The study focused on how social factors like relationships, sleep, and stress can affect brain resilience only for women.
Having high inflammation levels is beneficial for brain health.
The study was published in the journal Alzheimer's & Dementia.
Smoking is mentioned as a factor that can help keep our brains young.
Future research will focus on how social factors like relationships, sleep, and stress can affect brain resilience, especially for .
Keeping our blood vessels healthy can help our brains stay .
Researchers from studied 70-year-olds without memory problems.
Healthy blood vessels are important for protecting our brains and reducing the risk of .
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