To reduce dementia risk, seniors should take up this outdoor activity, study suggests

Gardening experts Mickey and Vicky Popat join'Fox & Friends Weekend' to celebrate National Gardening Week. Gardening could help aging adults stay sharp later in life, according to a recent study published in the Journal of Environmental Psychology. Researchers at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland found that tending to gardens at an older age is associated with "small but detectable cognitive benefits." The long-term study tracked participants who shared details of their lifestyles and completed "frequent assessments" of their thinking skills up to age 90. ELLEN DEGENERES HAS OSTEOPOROSIS: HERE'S WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT THE PAINFUL BONE CONDITION The "Lothian Birth Cohort 1921" study followed people who were born in the Edinburgh area, starting at age 11.