KLRN SciTech Now

March 7, 2019 | Lifestyle and cognitive ability

Season 4 Episode 9 | 26m 46s | Video has closed captioning.

One in three adults over the age of 85 suffer from dementia or cognitive decline. This has lead UTSA researchers to see whether there is a relationship between lifestyle and cognitive ability. The study, called Quantu, focuses on the influence of lifestyle on mental acuity. This includes looking at the amount and quality of sleep, level of activity and heartrate.