old age

According to researchers from the John Hopkins University, based in Baltimore, Maryland in the United States, old people are unable to remember new things because the pathways leading to hippocampus, a part of brain which stores memories, deteriorates with age and fails to file new information accurately.

Instead, brain offers an old memory similar to the new situation, which creates confusion.

According to a new research, hanging out with friends, partying or simply indulging in a game of housie or a walk to church can be the mantra to help retain a healthy, sharp brain in old age.

A study by the Rush University Medical Centre in Chicago suggests that continual social engagements may preclude or postpone “cognitive decline” in old age. Social activity boosts cognitive content and makes individuals less prone to cognitive impairment.

The findings of the study have been published in the 'American National Academy of Sciences.'

Happiness greatest in middle age and 80s
Researchers have discovered that happiness reaches a high after middle age when people begin to grow older, and become happier than they were in their earlier years. Happiness again peaks as late as in the eighties.