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Fend off dementia with sex, crosswords
(Agencies)
Updated: 2005-04-08 07:46
Sex, cryptic crosswords and a good run could help ward off dementia and other
degenerative conditions by stimulating new brain cells, an Australian researcher
said Thursday.
Perry Bartlett, a professor at the University of Queensland's Brain
Institute, said mental and physical exercise helped create and nurture new nerve
cells in the brain, keeping it functional and warding off diseases such as
Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.
"Perhaps one should run a long distance and do the cryptic crossword, "
Bartlett told Australian radio.
He said a chemical called prolactin appeared to promote new cells in the
brain and could be found in high levels in pregnant women.
"Prolactin levels also go up during sex as well. So one could think of a
number of more entertaining activities than running in order to regulate the
production of nerve cells," Bartlett said.
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