{"id":796,"date":"2016-01-07T18:45:35","date_gmt":"2016-01-07T18:45:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/learningchess.net\/blog\/?p=796"},"modified":"2024-12-15T19:04:00","modified_gmt":"2024-12-15T19:04:00","slug":"checkmating-alzheimers-disease-learningchess-in-nursing-homes-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/learningchess.net\/blog\/?p=796","title":{"rendered":"CHECKMATING ALZHEIMER\u2019S DISEASE – LEARNINGCHESS IN NURSING HOMES PROGRAM"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Family<\/a>Various studies show that cognitive activities and brain trainings – such as learning and playing chess online – could, indeed, slow or stop dementia and Alzheimer’s, and\u00a0could also help people with everyday tasks\u00a0such as shopping and cooking.<\/p>\n

Read more how we can help elderly people with our new \u2018LearningChess in Nursing Homes\u2019 program in 2016.<\/p>\n

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A study at Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, showed that older people may benefit cognitively from continued engagement in intellectually stimulating activities. The researchers followed more than 1,000 elderly\u00a0people – all of whom were free of dementia at the start of the study- with annual cognitive evaluations for an average of 5 years. The scientists evaluated each participant\u2019s cognitive performance and level of engagement in mentally stimulating activities, such as reading the newspaper, writing letters, visiting a library, or playing games like chess<\/strong> or checkers. Those who reported higher levels of cognitive activity in any given year also showed better cognitive performance in subsequent years.<\/p>\n

Researchers at King’s College London found the mental exercises like playing online games<\/strong> kept minds sharp and helped people with everyday skills such as shopping and cooking.<\/p>\n

\"Alzheimer's_disease_brain_comparison\"<\/a>Comparison of a normal aged brain and one of a person with Alzheimer’s [Wiki<\/a>]<\/em><\/p>\n

Reading these and other studies about the effects of various cognitive pastimes – crossword puzzles, Sudoku, etc. – we\u00a0started to think, do\u00a0we know a chess player<\/strong> – including amateurs who continued playing regularly into their senior years – with Alzheimer’s<\/strong>?<\/p>\n

The answer was no (!)<\/strong>, so until the researchers establish their approach with longer tests, we started to think, how we can also help the fight against dementia and Alzheimer.<\/p>\n

\"LearningChess<\/a>Nursing home managers can contact us for more information here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Finally, we would like to share with you some feedback from our senior\u00a0users and show you one of our interactive grandmaster lessons where the 75 years old Viktor Korchnoi won the senior world championship with a brilliant combination:<\/p>\n

William, retired physics teacher, Scotland, UK<\/span>:\u00a0“I am impressed very much by your great chess lessons. It is just like having a great and kind teacher beside you. I can feel that I am making such good progress and loving chess even more.<\/em>“<\/p>\n

Jay, retired electronic\u00a0service manager, USA<\/span>:\u00a0“I do enjoy the lessons and think this method is one of the few superior methods\u00a0for learning chess that I\u2019ve found.<\/em>”<\/p>\n

\"Grandmaster<\/a><\/p>\n

Start interactive grandmaster lesson now >><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Sources:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.nia.nih.gov\/alzheimers\/publication\/2012-2013-alzheimers-disease-progress-report\/assessing-risk-factors-cognitive<\/a><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/health-34701907<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Various studies show that cognitive activities and brain trainings – such as learning and playing chess online – could, indeed, slow or stop dementia and Alzheimer’s, and\u00a0could also help people with everyday tasks\u00a0such as shopping and cooking. Read more how we can help elderly people with our new \u2018LearningChess in<\/p>\n\t\t

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