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Teaching the elderly to use internet search engines like Google and Yahoo may help fight dementia and memory loss, according to a new study.
Scientists at UCLA found middle-aged and older adults who don't have much experience using the internet, had increased activity in key regions of the brain after searching the web for an hour each day for two weeks.
A small study of 24 volunteers between the ages of 55 and 78 were split into two groups: those who were familiar with the internet and those who had little experience with the web.
Brain scans showed that participants with little online experience had brain-activation patterns similar to those familiar with internet searches, in areas of the brain important in working memory and decision making.
Scientists suggest that searching online might just be an easy way to improve brain function in older adults.
For today's Health Minute, I am Melissa Long.
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CNN.com - Health Minute
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November 23, 2011
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Week of November 8 - November 15, 2009
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Peter Berger, Editor, Alzheimer's Weekly
Medical accuracy review by:
Dr. B. Ancelovic, MD, Geriatrician, Alzheimer's Weekly
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