{"id":27020,"date":"2020-11-04T06:56:47","date_gmt":"2020-11-04T06:56:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bengalnewstimes.com\/?p=27020"},"modified":"2020-11-04T06:56:47","modified_gmt":"2020-11-04T06:56:47","slug":"upbeat-outlook-could-shield-your-brain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bengalnewstimes.com\/?p=27020","title":{"rendered":"Upbeat Outlook Could Shield Your Brain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>                            <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"News Picture: Upbeat Outlook Could Shield Your Brain\" class=\"healthday_image\" src=\"https:\/\/consumer.healthday.com\/media-library\/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yMzYzMzYwNC9vcmlnaW4uanBnIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTY1ODE3NTM3NX0.EJsRbUhRKBxXXuS777xZuZjyDzp7JIrPE1oIix6CYAE\/image.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>TUESDAY, Nov. 3, 2020 (HealthDay News)<\/p>\n<p>Being positive may help protect your memory as you age, a new study indicates.<\/p>\n<p>Researchers analyzed data from almost 1,000 middle-aged and older U.S. adults who took part in a national study. The upshot: Being upbeat pays dividends.<\/p>\n<p>Participants were assessed three times: between 1995 and 1996, 2004 and 2006, and 2013 and 2014. At each assessment, the participants described different positive emotions they&#8217;d experienced during the past 30 days.<\/p>\n<p>In the final two assessments, they also completed memory performance tests &#8212; recalling words immediately after they were presented to them and again 15 minutes later.<\/p>\n<p>The researchers studied the connection between positive affect &#8212; feeling enthusiastic and cheerful &#8212; and memory decline, after accounting for age, gender, education, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/depression\/article.htm\" onclick=\"wmdTrack('embd-lnk');\" rel=\"dt\">depression<\/a>, negative affect and extraversion. The results were published online recently in the journal <em>Psychological Science.<\/em><span\/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our findings showed that memory declined with age,&#8221; study co-author Claudia Haase, an associate professor at Northwestern University in Chicago, said in a journal news release.<\/p>\n<p>But the amount of decline wasn&#8217;t uniform, the investigators found.<\/p>\n<p>According to co-author Emily Hittner, a PhD graduate of Northwestern, &#8220;Individuals with higher levels of positive affect had a less steep memory decline over the course of almost a decade.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The study findings add to a growing body of research on the links between a positive attitude and healthy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/senior_health\/article.htm\" onclick=\"wmdTrack('embd-lnk');\" rel=\"sub\">aging<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Possible areas of future research include identifying factors that connect being positive and memory protection, such as physical health or social relationships, the researchers said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More information<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/alzheimers_disease_causes_stages_and_symptoms\/article.htm\" onclick=\"wmdTrack('embd-lnk');\" rel=\"dt\">Alzheimer&#8217;s<\/a> Association offers tips for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alz.org\/help-support\/brain_health\/10_ways_to_love_your_brain\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">keeping your brain healthy.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE: <em>Psychological Science<\/em>, news release, Oct. 22, 2020<\/p>\n<p>Robert Preidt<\/p>\n<p class=\"credits\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"MedicalNews\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/images.medicinenet.com\/images\/HealthDay\/healthday.png\" style=\"border: none;\"\/><br \/>Copyright \u00a9 2020 HealthDay. 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