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| Exercise can offset some of the damage of too much booze, says study Posted: 18 Apr 2013 08:00 AM PDT  NEW YORK, April 18 — Regular aerobic workouts help counteract some of the damaging effects of drinking too much alcohol, a new US study finds. In the study, heavy drinking was linked with damage to the brain's white matter, but only among those who didn't engage in aerobic exercise, such as walking, biking, or jogging. For those who exercised regularly, there was no link between heavy boozing and white-matter damage. White matter forms "cables" in the brain so that different regions can communicate with each other. But because of the damage to drinkers' brains in the study, "white matter is not moving messages between areas of the brain as efficiently as normal," said study researcher Hollis Karoly, a doctoral researcher in Colorado University at Boulder's psychology and neuroscience department. Still, the researchers note that their study only looked at white matter, not other parts of the brain, and that heavy drinking damages other organs in the body as well and is best avoided to maintain good health. The study involved 60 men and women, from nondrinkers to extremely heavy drinkers and from exercise enthusiasts to those who were inactive. Subjects all underwent MRI scans in addition to responding to survey questions. — AFP-Relaxnews |
| Old age is a state of mind, study says Posted: 18 Apr 2013 07:53 AM PDT  It's all in the attitude: a new study suggests that your views on aging can affect your quality of life. — shutterstock.com picNEW YORK, April 18 — A new study suggests that age is a state of mind, and if you think of yourself as old and frail, your perception may become a self-fulfilling prophecy. But seniors who have a more positive attitude about their age stay more socially active and enjoy a greater quality of life, despite having equal levels of physical weakness, the study found. Lead researcher Krystal Warmoth and colleagues at University of Exeter Medical School interviewed 29 older adults living in England about their views on aging and frailty. Findings also showed that perceiving oneself as frail tended to lead to ceasing activities such as exercise that could reduce the likelihood of frailty. According to an announcement from the researchers, one respondent summed it up by saying, "If people think that they are old and frail, they will act like they're old and frail." How to avoid this happening to you? Don't get caught in what the researchers describe as a "cycle of decline," and stay active and keep your brain engaged. Prior research shows that staying active and social into your golden years can help keep you agile, strong, and mentally sharp. Warmoth presented her findings this week at the British Psychological Society Annual Conference in Harrogate, in the UK. — AFP-Relaxnews |
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