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People who live alone are at danger of cognitive decline: Study
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
One in every four older Americans with dementia or mild cognitive impairment lives alone, placing them at risk of dangerous driving, wandering outside the home, mixing up medications, and missing medical appointments. Researchers led by UC San Francisco determined in a study published in JA
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People who live alone at risk of cognitive decline: Study
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
One in every four older Americans with dementia or mild cognitive impairment lives alone, putting them at risk of risky driving, wandering outside the home, mixing up medications, and failing to attend medical appointments.
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MIND diet associated with better focus in school children: Study
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
According to a recent study, a diet designed to help adults prevent cognitive decline may also help preadolescents pay more attention. The results may be useful for upcoming nutritional initiatives that aim to improve children's cognitive abilities.
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Study reveals how probiotics help slow age-related cognitive decline
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Researchers discovered that probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (LGG) treatment for three months improved the cognitive scores of study participants with mild cognitive impairment. Changes in their gut microbiota were also linked to this improvement in cognition.
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Can probiotics help slow age-related cognitive decline?
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
According to the findings of a new study, eating a probiotic may help avoid the deterioration in memory and thinking that can occur with ageing. This study could pave the path for new, non-invasive treatments that use the gut flora to slow cognitive loss in the elderly.
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Study finds how MIND diet associated with better focus in school-aged chil
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
A recent study suggested that a diet created to assist prevent cognitive decline in adults may also help increase attention in preadolescents. Future nutritional programmes aiming at enhancing children's cognition may benefit from the findings.
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Study suggests new strategies for diagnosing Alzheimer's
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
At the International Alzheimer's Congress (AAIC) in Amsterdam, new diagnostic standards for Alzheimer's disease were unveiled by medical professionals and academics from around the globe.
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Researchers discover how lack of sleep reduces cognitive benefits of exerc
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
A group of researchers discovered that regular physical exercise may protect against cognitive deterioration as one ages, but this protective effect may be diminished in persons who do not get enough sleep.
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Lack of sleep reduces cognitive benefits of physical activity: Study
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
According to a new study by UCL researchers, regular physical activity may protect against cognitive decline as we age, but this protective impact may be lessened for people who do not receive enough sleep
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Pregnancy hormone repairs myelin damage in an MS mouse model: Study
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Researchers found that the pregnancy hormone estriol reversed myelin breakdown in the cortex of a mouse model of multiple sclerosis, a key region affected in the disease.
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Study reveals muscle fat content predict risk of cognitive decline
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
In a research published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, a 5-year rise in fat accumulated in the thigh muscle was revealed to be a risk factor for cognitive impairment.
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Muscle fat content predict risk of cognitive decline: Study
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Researchers found the amount of fat in the body's muscle, or muscle adiposity, may predict a person's risk of cognitive decline as they age. A 5-year increase in fat stored in the thigh muscle was found to be a risk factor for cognitive decline in a study published in the Journal of the Amer
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