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Study finds link between subjective, objective memory deterioration
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
According to a new study, those who have slight issues with these tests are more likely to develop mild cognitive impairment, which can be a precursor to dementia.
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Concussions early in life linked to cognitive decline later: Study
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
A study of twins found that having a concussion early in life is associated with lower scores on tests of thinking and memory abilities decades later, as well as a faster drop in those scores than twins who did not have a concussion or traumatic brain injury (TBI).
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Scientists reveal how living alone can put people with cognitive decline a
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
One in every four senior Americans with dementia or mild cognitive impairment lives alone, making them vulnerable to risky driving, wandering outside the home, mixing up medications, and skipping appointments.
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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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Mild cognitive impairment in older persons can make daily decisions diffic
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
MCI is a type of cognitive ability loss that can occur before Alzheimer's disease or other types of dementia. People with MCI have some memory and reasoning problems, but they can live relatively independent lives.
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Mild cognitive impairment is predicted by low protein levels in spinal flu
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The amount of a protein linked to learning and memory in mice found in the spinal fluid may act as an early predictor of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) years before symptoms appear, according to a study of cognitively healthy adults.
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Low protein levels in spinal fluid predicts mild cognitive impairment: Stu
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
A study of cognitively healthy adults has added to evidence that low spinal fluid levels of a protein associated with learning and memory in mice may serve as an early predictor of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) years before symptoms appear.
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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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Aged drivers with cognitive impairment run higher risk of collision: Study
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
According to a study most elderly people with cognitive impairment continue to drive despite worries voiced by carers and others. In Texas' Nueces County, more than 600 people over 65 with cognitive screening results that suggested possible impairment were examined by researchers.
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Majority of older persons with cognitive impairment continue to drive, pro
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
A Michigan Medicine research in a South Texas community indicates that the majority of older persons with cognitive impairment continue to drive, despite concerns raised by caregivers and others. Researchers examined over 600 persons over the age of 65 in Nueces County, Texas, who had cognit
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Women with common cardiac rhythm disorders have quicker cognitive deterior
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
According to research presented at ACNAP 2023, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC)1 and published in Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association, women with atrial fibrillation progress more quickly to cognitive impairment and dementia
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