Health-Promoting Strategies for the Aging Brain.

Stephen T Chen, Dax Volle, Jason Jalil, Pauline Wu, Gary W Small

Journal: The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry 2020;27(3):213-236

PMID: 30686664

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Abstract

As the world's population ages and people live longer, the changes in the aging brain present substantial challenges to our health and society. With greater longevity come age-related diseases, many of which have direct and indirect influences on the health of the brain. Although there is some degree of predictable decline in brain functioning with aging, meaningful cognitive decline is not inevitable and is perhaps preventable. In this review, we present the case that the course of aging-related brain disease and dysfunction can be modified. We present the evidence for conditions and risk factors that may contribute to cognitive decline and dementia and for interventions that may mitigate their impact on cognitive functioning later in life, or even prevent them and their cognitive sequelae from developing. Although much work remains to be done to meet the challenges of the aging brain, strategies to promote its health have been demonstrated and offer much promise, which can only be realized if we mount a vigorous public health effort to implement these strategies.

Address: Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles; the University of California, Los Angeles, Longevity Center, Los Angeles; David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles. Electronic address: [email protected].; Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles; the University of California, Los Angeles, Longevity Center, Los Angeles; David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles.

DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2018.12.016

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MeSH Terms: Aged, Brain, Cognition, Cognitive Aging, Cognitive Dysfunction, Dementia, Health Promotion, Humans, Life Style