Recent researches reveal that having a social network increases life expectancy.
For example a meta-analisys conducted by Brigham University and published on PloS Medicine last year shows that people with strong social relationships had a 50% higher rate of survival as compared to their counterparts who scored less on measures of social relationships.
But in the new millenium social relationships are not the same anymore.
So it is reasonable to question if only real-life relationships or also web-based relationships can exert positive effect on our life expectancy.
Social media and the so called Web 2.0 are changing not only the way we interact to each other but probably our physical brain also.
According to the brain scans of more than 100 university students examined in a research published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences) , the size of certain parts of your brain are linked to the amount of Facebook friends you have!!
Furthermore cognitive impairment and Alzheimer disease progression is faster if you have few cognitive inputs and poor social life.
There are few strong evidences that any behavioural change can reduce your risk of developing nurological chronic diseases.
But, most probably a good mediterranian diet, to quit intoxicating substances and conducting a satisfying social (REAL AND ONLINE) life is a Good Idea!!
References:
1) Social Relationships and Mortality Risk: A Meta-analytic Review - Plos Sept. 2010
2) Online social network size is reflected in human brain structureProc. R. Soc. B published online before print October 19, 2011, doi:10.1098/rspb.2011.1959
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October 22, 2011
No time to waste against Alzheimer
There is no time to waste according to the Alzheimer's Foundation of America (AFA) to fight AD.
So "NO TIME TO WASTE is the title of a specific, hard-hitting report full og recommendations on both care and cure to tackle Alzheimer's disease.
The report urges swift implementation of a national strategy plan on this growing public health crisis that threatens an increasing number of American families.
We needed a "bold but practical" approach and calls for formulating solutions within—as well as outside of—current government programs to ultimately "defeat" Alzheimer's disease.
Alzheimer's disease, which results in loss of memory and other intellectual functions, currently affects more than 5.1 million Americans and is the sixth leading cause of death.
With advanced age the greatest risk factor for the disease, the incidence doubles every five years after age 65.
The Alzheimer's Foundation of America, based in New York, is a national nonprofit organization that unites more than 1,600 member organizations nationwide with the goal of providing optimal care and services to individuals confronting dementia, and to their caregivers and families.Tweet
So "NO TIME TO WASTE is the title of a specific, hard-hitting report full og recommendations on both care and cure to tackle Alzheimer's disease.
The report urges swift implementation of a national strategy plan on this growing public health crisis that threatens an increasing number of American families.
We needed a "bold but practical" approach and calls for formulating solutions within—as well as outside of—current government programs to ultimately "defeat" Alzheimer's disease.
Alzheimer's disease, which results in loss of memory and other intellectual functions, currently affects more than 5.1 million Americans and is the sixth leading cause of death.
With advanced age the greatest risk factor for the disease, the incidence doubles every five years after age 65.
The Alzheimer's Foundation of America, based in New York, is a national nonprofit organization that unites more than 1,600 member organizations nationwide with the goal of providing optimal care and services to individuals confronting dementia, and to their caregivers and families.Tweet
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