Supplements Don't Affect Mental Powers of Elderly
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NEW YORK  - Supplementation with  antioxidants, zinc or copper has neither a beneficial nor  harmful effect on cognition in elderly people, a new study  indicates.
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WEDNESDAY, June 27 (HealthDay News) -- Doing plenty of mentally-stimulating activities -- such as playing chess, reading a newspaper, or attending a play -- in old age helps reduce the risk of Alzheimer&#39;s disease, according to a study of more than 700 elderly Americans.
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Drug therapy given before the  primary chemotherapy for breast cancer does not appear to  worsen mental processes, or &quot;cognitive function,&quot; German  investigators report in the journal Cancer. Suspicions that it  does may have been influenced by cases of mental decline that  occurred before treatment began.
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Dietary supplements are neither food nor drugs. They are products that contain &quot;dietary ingredients&quot; meant to supplement the diet, not substitute for healthful foods.
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Supplements that millions of Americans take to stave off disease and slow the aging process do not boost longevity and appear to actually increase the risk of dying, according to the most comprehensive study of whether popular "antioxidants" help users live longer.
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A low-calorie diet has been found to prevent free radical damage and some age-related cognitive decline in mice but had little impact on others, including declines in memory.
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Ten sessions of exercises to boost reasoning skills, memory and mental processing speed staved off mental decline in middle-aged and elderly people in the first definitive study to show that honing intellectual skills can bolster the mind in the same way that physical exercise protects and...
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NEW YORK  - Older alcoholics who manage to achieve abstinence can have mental functioning on par with other older adults, a small study suggests.
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By Kathleen Doheny, HealthDay Reporter    Study finds hypertension erodes cognitive ability in those of all ages    HealthDayNews -- For years, experts have known that high blood pressure is related to poor cognitive performance in older adults and can lead to adverse changes in the brain.    Now, researchers report that young adults with high blood pressure are just as susceptible to decreased mental function as are older people are...
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Antioxidant vitamins, including A, E and C, don't help you live longer, according to an analysis of dozens of studies of these popular supplements.
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NEW YORK  - Women who want to keep their bones strong after menopause may be better off eating plenty of calcium-rich food than relying on supplements for their intake of the mineral, a new study shows.
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Folate and B vitamin pills failed to help keep elderly people&#039;s brains and memories sharp in the longest study yet to test this approach.
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WHAT THEY FOUND: Elderly people in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities were less likely to develop upper respiratory infections, such as colds or the flu, if they were taking vitamin E supplements.
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A new US study highlights more negative health effects women might suffer if they take hormone supplements to combat the symptoms of aging.
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NEW YORK  - Although use of testosterone supplements may increase lean body mass and reduce fat mass in older men, it does not improve functional mobility or mental ability, according to a report in the Journal of the American Medical Association for January 2.
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Dec. 28, 2004 -- Keeping your body active may help keep your mind in shape as well, according to a new study. Researchers found that elderly men who decreased the duration or intensity of their physical activity
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Brief sessions of brain exercise can have long-lasting benefits for elderly people, helping them stay mentally fit for at least five years, one of the most rigorous tests of the "use-it-or-lose-it" theory suggests.