Background Social relationships, which are contingent on access to social networks,
promote engagement in social activities and provide access to social support. These social …

Physical inactivity has been shown to increase the risk for several chronic diseases across
the lifespan. However, the impact of physical activity and aerobic fitness on childhood …

Objectives To examine the effects of aerobic exercise on cognition and other biomarkers
associated with Alzheimer disease pathology for older adults with mild cognitive impairment …

The recent availability of longitudinal data on the possible association of different lifestyles
with dementia and Alzheimer's disease (AD) allow some preliminary conclusions on this …

In this monograph, we ask whether various kinds of intellectual, physical, and social
activities produce cognitive enrichment effects—that is, whether they improve cognitive …

Objectives: Several risk and protective factors are associated with changes in cognitive
functioning in aging adults–including physical health, depression, physical activity, and …

Objective There is no consensual definition of “successful aging.” Our aim was to review the
literature on proportions of subjects meeting criteria and individual components of definitions …

OBJECTIVES: To investigate the efficacy of a novel brain plasticity–based computerized
cognitive training program in older adults and to evaluate the effect on untrained measures …

This paper analyses the effect of retirement on cognitive functioning using a longitudinal
survey among older Americans, which allows controlling for individual heterogeneity and …

It is widely believed that keeping mentally active will prevent age-related mental decline.
The primary prediction of this mental-exercise hypothesis is that the rate of age-related …