brain health, cognitive function, cognitive resilience, emotional support, listening

Emotional Support for Brain Health: A Key to Prevention of Cognitive Decline

Are your friends and family willing to listen to you when you talk about your problems? Or do you feel like you would look foolish if you tried to talk about your feelings to others? Research has found that having emotional support and someone who will listen can help prevent cognitive decline. The importance of ...

January 29, 2023

Mikel Davis

How Listening to Others Can Help Stave Off Alzheimer’s Disease

Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive neurologic disorder that causes the brain to shrink (atrophy) and brain cells to die. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia — a continuous decline in thinking, behavioral and social skills that affect a person’s ability to function independently. Approximately 5.8 million people in the United States age ...

September 10, 2021

Armin Auctor