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"But I do tell my mother there are other things she can do, " says London, who's studied the brain and aging.
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One model gaining attention, which takes a team approach to care management, is the Healthy Aging Brain program, developed at Indiana University Center for Aging Research, in conjunction with the nonprofit research organization Regenstrief Institute.
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An aging brain can better tease out patterns and see the big picture, Small says.
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In 2008, following the pilot, Wishard Health Services, affiliated with Indiana University, opened the Healthy Aging Brain Center, where patients can receive a full diagnostic work-up, including neurological exams and brain scans.
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At the same time, social and intellectual activities such as visiting family and friends, reading, playing intellectually stimulating games or learning a new language did nearly nothing to ward off the symptoms of an aging brain, the study said.
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Dr. Boustani, who is also associate director of the Healthy Aging Brain Center, says he is working with health-care systems in other states to duplicate the program, with an aim to affordably scale up the model to a national level.
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The former teacher and counselor from Indianapolis has her own apartment in an independent living facility, and says she didn't think she had a problem, but agreed to see Dr. Boustani in May 2011 after a family friend suggested the Healthy Aging Brain Center.
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They also use aging-brain software to collect data on symptoms, track the stress level of family members and monitor how well patients' goals and needs are being met.
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"It is likely to play an important role in learning both how to diagnose and treat the disease, but it's still an open question at this point for asymptomatic people, " said Dr. Park, a behavioral and brain-sciences professor who uses Amyvid in her research on aging of healthy older adults.
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The supposedly brain-dead Estevez is meant to supply the host body for the mind of an aging oligarch.
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