In a two-year trial, older Singaporeans at risk of dementia who joined a weekly choir showed a small but real improvement in thinking skills compared with those who received health education instead, though no differences showed up on brain scans or ageing markers.
This trial found that mindfulness training improved thinking test scores in older adults with mild memory problems while also changing the mix of bacteria in their gut, suggesting the gut may play a role in how mindfulness benefits the brain.
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This study used brain scan data and computer models to predict how well older adults with mild memory problems would score on 10 different thinking tests, aiming to reduce the need for long, sometimes unreliable memory testing sessions.
This paper describes a long-term Singapore study tracking diet and health in over 1,000 elderly participants, which has supported many related studies on tea, mushrooms, and other foods and their links to brain health.
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Using brain scans of 82 older adults with mild memory problems, this study linked how well-connected the brain is to telomere length (a marker of cellular ageing), and showed this connection could help predict memory and planning test scores.
This study found that a gardening programme in tropical Singapore improved sleep, mood, anxiety levels, and thinking skills in older adults, showing that nature-based activities can benefit health even in a hot, humid climate.
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Reviewing 11 trials, this study found that creative activities — including visual arts, dance, music, and storytelling — generally improved memory and overall thinking skills in older people with mild cognitive decline, though the quality of evidence varied.
This study protocol describes a long-term project tracking the physical health, memory, sleep, social life, and quality of life of older adults living in the Singapore community over three years, aiming to identify who is most at risk and how best to help them.
This trial tested whether mindfulness training could lower a saliva marker linked to Alzheimer’s disease in older adults with mild memory problems, compared with a health education programme, extending earlier findings on mindfulness and body markers of brain health.
This trial found that mindfulness training changed how different parts of the brain communicate with each other in older adults with mild memory problems, showing that mindfulness can produce measurable changes in the brain.
