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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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Sleeping pill lowers levels of Alzheimer's proteins: Study
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Sleep problems can be an early indicator of Alzheimer's disease. Many patients who are later diagnosed with Alzheimer's begin having trouble sleeping and staying asleep years before cognitive symptoms such as memory loss and confusion emerge. It's a vicious cycle: Alzheimer's disease causes
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Interdisciplinary Learning in IB Diploma Programme
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Bangalore (Karnataka) [India], April 20 (ANI/PNN): The word 'interdisciplinary' explicitly provides an idea of what it means! It combines learning from apparently different subjects (disciplines) and forms a cognitive connection between them to discover innovative thinking leading to better
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Simple test in people with no thinking, memory problems can predict signs
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Researchers revealed how a simple test in people with no thinking or memory problems can predict the risk of developing cognitive impairment years later.
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Older adults might achieve same level of cognition as undergrads: Study
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For the first time, a group of recent studies shows that learning multiple new tasks has long-term cognitive benefits.
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Music has power to prevent cognitive decline: Research
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The researchers followed over 100 retired people who had never practised music before. They were enrolled in piano and music awareness training for six months. These results open new prospects for the support of healthy ageing. They are reported in NeuroImage: Reports.
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Study shows how music can prevent cognitive decline
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
A team of researchers from the University of Geneva (UNIGE), HES-SO Geneva, and EPFL discovered that practising and listening to music can slow cognitive decline.
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Study discover emotion-focused therapy for bipolar disorder
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
A therapeutic tool focused on emotional awareness that increased activation and connectivity of an emotion-regulating centre in the brain has been discovered by researchers. The therapy may be useful in the long-term treatment and prevention of relapse in bipolar disorder (BD).
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Researchers discover brain developing sequence through adolescence
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
A recent Penn Medicine study found that brain development does not take place consistently throughout the entire brain. It follows a recently discovered developmental progression. Young people are susceptible to socioeconomic situations until adolescence because brain regions that support co
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Researchers find people with mild cognitive impairment more likely to rega
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
According to a study, people who had taken in good views about ageing from their culture as opposed to those who had taken in negative ones were 30 per cent more likely to regain normal cognition as they aged. Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a frequent form of memory loss that affects old
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People with mild cognitive impairment more likely to regain memory: Study
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
A study has found that older persons with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), a common type of memory loss, were 30 per cent more likely to regain normal cognition if they had taken in positive beliefs about aging from their culture, compared to those who had taken in negative beliefs.
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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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