PHILADELPHIA: As defeating as it may sound, there really isn’t anything you can do to stop the aging process or avoid getting sick. Diseases and disorders, given enough time, are going to develop at some point. You can take steps to lower your risks and increase your odds of survival, but avoiding them completely is a near impossibility. Dementia is one of the scariest and most disconcerting maladies that comes along with aging, however scientists are claiming brain training can help in the long run.
Dementia doesn’t refer to a specific disease, yet rather refers to several symptoms related to a decline in mental ability and cognition. Essentially, those suffering are experiencing brain degeneration and a loss of mental fitness. This can make daily life all but impossible whereby short-term memory fails, judgment becomes impaired and a general loss of focus slowly takes hold.