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Puzzles keeping Alzheimer's at bay

kayakamina | 14:06 Tue 04th Aug 2009 | Crosswords

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If you have the opportunity please read the article in todays Telegraph about the value of doing a daily crossword.

The findings in the survey confirm what a lot of us have long believed- you can delay the memory loss associated with dementia by the daily mental exercise of a crossword.

As I fall in the age bracket the survey covered it is nice to know I have another year and four months of good memory.

I loved the story of the gentleman who wondered if it was cheating to go on-line searching for solutions - he is 98!

rt33

wee stinker 3 August 09

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JMR27

I think this is the article
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/5 966585/Crosswords-can-delay-memory-loss.html

kayakamina

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Thanks for posting that link Judy.

There is actually a comment piece on the article in today's Telegraph from their Medical correspondent, another comment from the Crossword Editor and a Leader on the centre pages.

Regards K

marray

All good stuff from the DT but some while back the Doctor who wrote weekly in Radio Times wrote a similar article (Dr Graham ? or am I being forgetful ?) and it appears RT were inundated with Xword solutions that week .
I think that you K will still be as sharp as a needle in 20 yrs time judging by the amount of help you offer - it's why I referred to you as our "Special K" a few weeks ago, & Kelloggs say they are good for the senses.

kayakamina

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Thanks marray.

As these days I mainly do the bar grid puzzles, I don't always do my quota of 11 per week and I enjoy coming on here to see if I can help with the standard crosswords.

ganesh

It may be true but we just don't know for sure- a lot more money into research is needed.
By the way, my mum was crossword crazy all her life and used to do the hard guardian ones and even won a prize once in one newspaper,but she died a couple of years ago from Alzheimers so I'm not convinced.

Mctavish

Kayakamina - Thank you for posting this thread, it made very interesting reading. I come into the age bracket mentioned and if i don't get my daily crossword I get withdrawal symptoms.!! I also spend a lot of time playing cards on line so perhaps there is hope for me in the long run.
In passing - thank you for the help you very often give me with the Daily Mail.
Thank you also JMR27 for the link otherwise I wouldn't have able to read it.
Regards Jean..

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