Social engagement to prevent cognitive ageing?

The Cognitive Ecology of Dolphin Social Engagement

Investigating social cognition in dolphins is a complex, demanding task. Alien in senses, form, and habitat, dolphins are challenging to comprehend and difficult to study. As the previous chapters in this book have made clear, they are also sophisticated, innovative creatures whose cognition we have only just begun to understand. “Cognitive Ecology” (Hutchins, 2010a, 2014) is a transformative n...

Honey as an antioxidant therapy to reduce cognitive ageing

This paper reviews the potential role of honey as a therapeutic antioxidant to reduce oxidative stress and improve cognitive ageing. All articles indexed to PubMed Central (PMC) were searched using the following key words: honey, antioxidant, memory and ageing. Honey is a natural insect-derived product with therapeutic, medicinal and nutritional values. Antioxidant properties of honey quench bi...

Intervening in ageing to prevent the diseases of ageing

Increases in human lifespan worldwide have revealed that advancing age is the predominant risk factor for major life-threatening diseases. Recent work has shown that ageing in diverse animals, including humans, is malleable to specific types of genetic mutation, diet, and drugs that can extend lifespan and improve health during ageing. These findings point to the prospect of broad-spectrum prev...

Ageing, Cognitive Abilities and Retirement Ageing, Cognitive Abilities and Retirement *

We investigate the relationship between ageing, cognitive abilities and retirement using the Survey on Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE), a household panel that offers the possibility of comparing several European countries using nationally representative samples of the population aged 50+. The human capital framework suggests that retirement may cause an increase in cognitive dec...

Social Engagement, Behavioural Risks and Cognitive Functioning Among the Aged