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Study finds how brain waves can predict cognitive impairment in Parkinson'
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
For Parkinson's disease (PD) patients, a few minutes of data collected from a single electrode put on top of the head may be sufficient to anticipate cognitive issues, including dementia. The results of a recent University of Iowa study may aid in the improvement of cognitive impairment in P
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Menopausal vascular fat may protect against dementia later in life: Study
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The study added to the evidence that the menopausal transition is a critical time for women and their doctors to focus on heart health, which protects their brain health.
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Low-flavanol diet may drive age-related memory loss, finds study
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The study found that flavanol intake among older adults tracks with scores on tests designed to detect memory loss due to normal aging
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Study finds how excessive salt consumption associated with cognitive disor
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Dementia is described as a loss of cognitive functioning, which included thinking, remembering, and reasoning, and it is quite common in Japan. At the moment, treatment satisfaction for dementia is among the lowest, and no medication therapy to cure the condition is available. With the world
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Higher-quality schooling might impact cognitive function in later life: St
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The findings were published May 2 in the journal Alzheimer's & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring in a paper titled "High school quality is associated with cognition 58 years later.
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Researchers reveal how older adults gets easily distracted
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
A University of California, Riverside study found that when older persons are engaged in a physically demanding job, such as driving a car or carrying groceries, they are more prone than younger ones to be distracted by objects unrelated to the task at hand.
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Study: Slowing down in old age? It can be symptom of dementia
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
New Edith Cowan University (ECU) research suggests that this could also be a sign of another sinister health concern associated with ageing: late-life dementia.
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Dogs brain-wave readings during sleep linked with indicators of cognitive
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Dogs with dementia experience the same sleep interruptions as people with dementia. North Carolina State University researchers used electroencephalography, or EEGs, on senior dogs to see if brain-wave readings during sleep linked with indicators of cognitive deterioration. They discovered t
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New study investigates significance of sleep disturbance in dogs with deme
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Dogs with dementia experience the same sleep interruptions as people with dementia. North Carolina State University researchers used electroencephalography, or EEGs, on senior dogs to see if brain-wave readings during sleep linked with indicators of cognitive decline. They discovered that do
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Researchers reveal how nutrients, brain structure, cognition linked to hea
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Researchers recently examined the relationships between three variables--nutrient intake, brain anatomy, and cognitive function--that have been shown to independently predict healthy ageing. Their research strengthens the case that these elements work together to support older persons' brain
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Common infections linked to poor cognitive performance in older adults: St
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
A recent study led by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health researchers discovered that signs of common illnesses in a sample of middle-aged and older persons were associated with lower performance on a test of global cognitive function.
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Study finds how obstructive sleep apnea can cause early cognitive decline
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a disorder that could be harmful. People with OSA repeatedly cease breathing while they sleep because their throat muscles relax and restrict the airway to their lungs. The severely incapacitating symptoms of OSA for both patients and their partners include r
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