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Women who have gone through menopause may have more of a brain biomarker called white matter hyperintensities than premenopausal women or men of the same age, according to a new study published in the online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. White matter hyperintensities are tiny lesions visible on …
The benefits of good education and lifelong learning extend into old age. The initial findings of a long-term study show that certain degenerative processes are reduced in the brains of academics. Their brains are better able to compensate for age-related cognitive and neural limitations. A good education is an excellent way to embark on a …