The Best Longevity Habit You're Not Thinking About

Fri, 07 Mar 2025 11:23:40 +0000

Falls are downstream of wear-and-tear to the physical systems integral to balance, most notably cognition. Older adults who've suffered falls have a smaller hippocampus, a brain region that helps with spatial navigation, than those who avoid falling. Fall risk is higher in people with neurodegeneration years before they develop dementia symptoms.