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...happiness, love, hope, gratitude and contentment), as well as negative ones (sadness, fear, confusion and shame). Snowdon found that the sisters expressing negative emotions did not live as long as the sisters conveying more positive ones. He has already begun another analysis, comparing the emotional content of the nuns' early autobiographies with the ones they penned in late life, as part of the Nun Study. As mental abilities decline, his preliminary review has found, the expression of positive emotions also drops. While he suspects the whittling away of positive feelings are a consequence of the neurological changes of Alzheimer...
Meanwhile, the Nun Study will continue. Snowdon and his team are attempting to study the sisters' brains before they die, using MRI scans to track how the brain deteriorates with age and how such changes correlate with those in speech, memory and behavior. And to ensure that the sisters' generous gift to science will continue to educate others, Snowdon is trying to have the brain bank and archive records permanently endowed. That way, future generations will continue to benefit from lessons that women like Sisters Ada, Rosella and Nicolette are teaching all of us about how to age with grace...
There are several drugs on the market that can delay the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease, but none that can prevent it. As the Nun Study shows, however, relatively simple changes in diet and lifestyle may help postpone the onset of dementia. Some of these suggestions--like getting a good education or wearing a bike helmet--make good sense in their own right. For others, you may want to consult your doctor--especially if you have a family history of Alzheimer...
...strongest findings of the Nun Study is the link between folic acid and mental health. Found in breads, cereals and leafy green vegetables, folic acid seems to protect the brain's central learning and reasoning regions from shrinkage. Most doctors recommend starting with at least the RDA of 400 micrograms a day, the amount found in most multivitamins...
...contact with family and friends can keep your spirits up and slow the onset of mental decline. Studies have shown that seniors who remain engaged with family or community groups take longer to show signs of Alzheimer's than those who spend their days alone. The sisters in the Nun Study meet daily for games and conversation...