Crosswords bring to Alzheimer's

One side. various exercises and games for the mind, such as crossword puzzles and help keep your mind sharp in elderly. On the other, they accelerate the development of dementia later, over the years, as scientists have found.

Research shows that a variety of exercises and games that stimulate cerebration Including reading, listening to the radio, crosswords, puzzles, etc., protect the brain from memory loss, increasing reaction and concentration. But, alas, over the years, these load on the brain accelerate the development of such incurable diseases as Alzheimer's disease .

According to Dr. Robert Wilson of the University Medical Center Rush in Chicago, all the benefits of brain training can cost people dearly, when they come at a time of old age. Unfortunately, Dr. Wilson can not explain what it is connected.

"We believe that the increased mental activity softens the first signs of cognitive disorders brain activity And hence Dementia   "late" - said Wilson. - However, if Alzheimer's disease   and similar diseases is still manifest in patients, they will grow much faster than those patients who did not train so hard your brain. "

In the study, researchers evaluated the level of brain activity in the 1 157 people aged 65 years and older, who at the beginning of the observations was not dementia . The total follow-up was 12 years. Then it turned out that people who carefully performed various exercises for the brain, which came   Alzheimer's disease   It developed 52% faster than those who are not fond of crossword puzzles and other exercises.

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