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	<title>Aging In Action &#187; Cognitive Health</title>
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		<title>Virtual Exercise Gaming &amp; Cognition</title>
		<link>http://aginginaction.com/2012/02/virtual-exercise-gaming-cognition/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:15:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Davy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Interventions are needed to address dementia and cognitive decline. A developing body of literature is suggesting that physical exercise might prevent, delay, or reduce the symptoms of dementia, possibly through improved neural networks in the brain that might result from exercise. Research might soon be able to add these benefits to the list of already established exercise [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can Physical Activity Halt Decline in Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)?</title>
		<link>http://aginginaction.com/2011/12/can-physical-activity-halt-decline-in-mild-cognitive-impairment-mci/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 22:04:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Davy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) is a diagnosis of cognitive decline that is greater than would be expected based on age and education, but which does not interfere significantly with daily functioning. A diagnosis of MCI indicates an increased risk for dementia, but dementia is not inevitable. In fact, some individuals with a diagnosis of MCI [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Closer Look at Aging &amp; Cognitive Decline</title>
		<link>http://aginginaction.com/2011/10/a-closer-look-at-aging-and-cognitive-decline/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 15:26:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Davy</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[dementia care]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Population studies of aging and cognition reveal that age appears to be associated with cognitive decline. In other words, as a population ages, the average cognitive ability of the population will decline. However, on an individual level, there is tremendous variation in cognitive change. An analysis of the large-scale Religious Orders Study supports the hypothesis [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How News Websites Convey Cognition &amp; Aging Issues</title>
		<link>http://aginginaction.com/2011/10/cognition-and-aging-on-news-websites/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 22:03:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Davy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cognitive Health]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Online news media significantly influences the public’s understanding of aging. This is particularly true of the cognitive aspects of aging, as over half of Americans report that they learn about cognitive health via news media. What, then, are people hearing about cognitive aging? A recent study analyzed online messaging about cognitive health, focusing on the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cognitive Well-Being: More Than “Brain Fitness”</title>
		<link>http://aginginaction.com/2011/10/cognitive-wellbeing-is-more-than-%e2%80%9cbrain-fitness%e2%80%9d/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 17:15:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Davy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Countless technological “brain fitness” programs promise (or hint at promising) improved cognitive performance in the face of dementia. A recent article in The Gerontologist argues that the growing marketplace for such “brain technologies” oversimplifies dementia and misrepresents what science can tell us about cognition and the brain. The article does not discount the potential usefulness [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Aging &amp; Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)</title>
		<link>http://aginginaction.com/2011/09/aging-and-the-autism-spectrum/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 15:50:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Davy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cognitive Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Aging Research]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[older adults]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Over the past few decades, autism and autism spectrum disorders (ASD) have drawn much attention in medical and social science literature. However, there is still very little known about the experience  of older adults diagnosed with ASD and related conditions. A review in Gerontology summarizes available literature on aging and ASD, and points to how [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Understanding Developmental Time’s Effects on Biological &amp; Cognitive Aging</title>
		<link>http://aginginaction.com/2011/09/biological-and-cognitive-aging-improving-our-understanding-of-developmental-time/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 20:09:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Davy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When we use the word “age” in common speech, we are usually referring to our chronological age, or the number of years since our birth. When medical researchers talk about “aging,” they usually refer to processes of biological maturation or decline that occurs over time. Of course, these two ideas of aging are not identical—individuals [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Aging &amp; Mental Health: Emerging Issues</title>
		<link>http://aginginaction.com/2011/09/emerging-issues-in-aging-and-mental-health/</link>
		<comments>http://aginginaction.com/2011/09/emerging-issues-in-aging-and-mental-health/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Sep 2011 20:27:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Davy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cognitive Health]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mental illness often goes underdiagnosed and undertreated within the older adult population, and this is a growing concern as more Americans begin to join this demographic, specifically the Baby Boom generation, who have higher rates of psychiatric disorders than previous generations of older adults.
A recent review in the Journal of Aging and Social Policy summarizes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Falls Risk Assessments and a Possible Link to Cognitive Health</title>
		<link>http://aginginaction.com/2011/09/fall-risk-assessments-and-a-possible-link-to-cognitive-health/</link>
		<comments>http://aginginaction.com/2011/09/fall-risk-assessments-and-a-possible-link-to-cognitive-health/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 14:45:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Davy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cognitive Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Falls Reduction]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are a few tests which are used to assess mobility and falls risk in older adults, such as the “Timed Up and Go” test (TUG), the Berg Balance Test (BBT), and the Dynamic Gait Index (DGI). An article in Gerontology compares these three assessments, and suggests that the TUG may be more useful in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sleep Disorders and Cognition: Research Findings and Potential Treatments</title>
		<link>http://aginginaction.com/2011/08/sleep-disorders-and-cognition-research-findings-and-potential-treatments/</link>
		<comments>http://aginginaction.com/2011/08/sleep-disorders-and-cognition-research-findings-and-potential-treatments/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 21:21:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Davy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While it is difficult to definitively identify any specific causes of cognitive decline, studies have found an association between sleep-disordered breathing and cognitive function in children and middle-aged adults. Findings on the association between sleep-disordered breathing and cognitive decline in older adults have been mixed, however. A recent editorial (Canessa and Ferini-Strambi, 2011) in the [...]]]></description>
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