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Hidden health condition that affects MILLIONS also dramatically increases risk of dementia, experts warn
2 months, 1 week ago

Hidden health condition that affects MILLIONS also dramatically increases risk of dementia, experts warn

Daily Mail  

Millions of Brits living with heart disease, some undiagnosed, could be at increased risk of dementia a team of experts has warned. Four in ten dementia cases could be prevented with simple lifestyle changes, according to recent research Three common cardiovascular diseases in adults — heart failure, atrial fibrillation and coronary heart disease — are linked to cognitive impairment and …

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Researchers say people with cognitive disabilities are over-represented in the youth justice system
2 months, 1 week ago

Researchers say people with cognitive disabilities are over-represented in the youth justice system

ABC  

Back in 2023, Victorian Attorney-General Jaclyn Symes was unequivocal when she was quizzed about the government's decision to press pause on child bail laws until a new youth justice bill was introduced. "They can't read, they can't write, and also, particularly when it comes to young people with fetal alcohol syndrome disorder, their ability to remember information is severely impaired," …

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Lack of purpose may predict cognitive decline, study finds
4 months, 1 week ago

Lack of purpose may predict cognitive decline, study finds

CNN  

Get inspired by a weekly roundup on living well, made simple. People who developed mild cognitive impairment had lower levels of purpose in life and of personal growth starting three and six years, respectively, before their diagnosis, compared with participants who remained cognitively intact, according to a study published Tuesday in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. Compared with …

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Health Talk | How real is cognitive impairment in Covid survivors?
5 months, 1 week ago

Health Talk | How real is cognitive impairment in Covid survivors?

Hindustan Times  

The overall incidence of cognitive impairment among Covid-19 survivors aged 60 years and older was 19.1% at two-and-a-half years after infection, according to a new analysis published in Nature, which highlights the emerging evidence that suggests neurological and other post-acute sequelae of Covid-19 can persist beyond or develop following SARS-CoV-2 infection. For the Nature study, the researchers investigated cognitive changes …

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Should Biden take a cognitive test? Here’s what it would — and wouldn’t — tell us
5 months, 1 week ago

Should Biden take a cognitive test? Here’s what it would — and wouldn’t — tell us

LA Times  

A patient takes cognitive test in Columbus, Ohio. In carrying out his duties as leader of the free world, he said, “I have a cognitive test every single day.” Though the president dismissed the suggestion, medical experts said the idea of having Biden — along with his 78-year-old challenger, former President Trump — take some kind of cognitive exam had …

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Neuroscientist explains how Trump and Biden's cognitive impairments are different
6 months, 1 week ago

Neuroscientist explains how Trump and Biden's cognitive impairments are different

Raw Story  

As the 2024 presidential election nears, two senior citizens are gearing up for mental marathons that will push them to their cognitive limits. Without medically valid, robust and transparent cognitive testing — neither Biden nor Trump have agreed to such a thing — it’s impossible to really know whether the signs of cognitive impairment we are witnessing in their public …

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A neuroscientist reveals how Trump and Biden's cognitive impairments are different
9 months, 1 week ago

A neuroscientist reveals how Trump and Biden's cognitive impairments are different

Raw Story  

As the 2024 presidential election nears, two senior citizens are gearing up for mental marathons that will push them to their cognitive limits. Without medically valid, robust and transparent cognitive testing — neither Biden nor Trump have agreed to such a thing — it’s impossible to really know whether the signs of cognitive impairment we are witnessing in their public …

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Inside the plan to diagnose Alzheimer’s in people with no memory problems — and who stands to benefit
10 months, 1 week ago

Inside the plan to diagnose Alzheimer’s in people with no memory problems — and who stands to benefit

LA Times  

In a darkened Amsterdam conference hall this summer, a panel of industry and academic scientists took the stage to announce a plan to radically expand the definition of Alzheimer’s disease to include millions of people with no memory complaints. The American Geriatrics Society called the panel members’ financial ties to industry “wholly inappropriate.” In an analysis of the proposal, the …

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Column: Is Biden impaired? Is Trump? Experts don’t know, but the issue is here to stay
10 months, 1 week ago

Column: Is Biden impaired? Is Trump? Experts don’t know, but the issue is here to stay

LA Times  

There’s no escaping it now. But the issue became magnified after Thursday’s report on Biden’s handling of classified documents, in which a special counsel called the president a “well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory.” The Trump team pounced, with strategist Chris LaCivita telling the New York Times the special counsel report is “damning and defining.” Well, OK, but if …

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Mild cognitive impairment in older persons can make daily decisions difficult: Research
1 year, 4 months ago

Mild cognitive impairment in older persons can make daily decisions difficult: Research

Hindustan Times  

MCI is a type of cognitive ability loss that can occur before Alzheimer's disease or other types of dementia. Mild cognitive impairment in older persons can make daily decisions difficult: Research Past research suggests that adults with MCI may have worse judgment than those without when it comes to making financial and health care decisions. “This additional evidence helps replicate …

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Women with cardiac rhythm disorders have quicker cognitive deterioration than males: Study
1 year, 5 months ago

Women with cardiac rhythm disorders have quicker cognitive deterioration than males: Study

Hindustan Times  

According to research presented at ACNAP 2023, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology 1 and published in Alzheimer's and Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association, women with atrial fibrillation progress more quickly to cognitive impairment and dementia than men with the heart rhythm condition. Women with cardiac rhythm disorders have quicker cognitive deterioration than males: Study …

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Long COVID link to mental health conditions prompts federal advisory
1 year, 6 months ago

Long COVID link to mental health conditions prompts federal advisory

LA Times  

Federal health officials have identified a number of mental health conditions associated with long COVID, prompting them to issue an advisory to help doctors treat patients suffering from the syndrome. Pittman said he’s seen patients who have long COVID but feel as though their other doctors haven’t listened to them — “they don’t feel like they’ve been taken seriously.” Other …

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How brain waves can predict cognitive impairment in Parkinson's disease: Study
1 year, 6 months ago

How brain waves can predict cognitive impairment in Parkinson's disease: Study

Hindustan Times  

For Parkinson's disease 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. How brain waves can predict cognitive impairment in Parkinson's disease: Study The results of a recent University of Iowa study may aid in the improvement of cognitive impairment in Parkinson's disease …

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Walking improves brain connectivity, memory in older adults: Study
1 year, 6 months ago

Walking improves brain connectivity, memory in older adults: Study

Hindustan Times  

A new research from the University of Maryland School of Public Health shows that walking increases connections within and between three brain networks, including one linked to Alzheimer's disease, adding to the increasing body of data that exercise benefits brain health. Walking improves brain connectivity, memory in older adults: Study Published this month in the Journal for Alzheimer's Disease Reports, …

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Up to 60% of stroke survivors may develop cognitive decline within a year
1 year, 7 months ago

Up to 60% of stroke survivors may develop cognitive decline within a year

CNN  

CNN — Up to 60% of all stroke survivors develop memory and thinking problems within a year, and one-third go on to develop dementia within five years, according to a new American Stroke Association scientific statement. “Cognitive impairment is an often under-reported and under-diagnosed but yet very common condition stroke survivors frequently deal with,” said Dr. Nada El Husseini, an …

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Old people with mild cognitive impairment are likely to regain memory: Study
1 year, 8 months ago

Old people with mild cognitive impairment are likely to regain memory: Study

Hindustan Times  

A study has found that older persons with mild cognitive impairment, a common type of memory loss, were 30 per cent more likely to regain normal cognition if they had taken in positive beliefs about ageing from their culture, compared to those who had taken in negative beliefs. Old people with mild cognitive impairment are likely to regain memory: Study …

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Brain discovery ‘aids understanding’ of high blood pressure link to dementia
1 year, 8 months ago

Brain discovery ‘aids understanding’ of high blood pressure link to dementia

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “This could help with precision medicine, so that we …

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How diabetes, tooth loss can worsen cognitive decline in older persons: Study
1 year, 9 months ago

How diabetes, tooth loss can worsen cognitive decline in older persons: Study

Hindustan Times  

According to a recent study, having both diabetes and tooth loss correlates to lower cognitive function and quicker cognitive decline in older persons. How diabetes, tooth loss can worsen cognitive decline in older persons: Study The findings of the study published in a special edition of the Journal of Dental Research focused on ageing and oral health. They found that …

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Childhood nightmares linked to dementia risk later in life, study finds
1 year, 9 months ago

Childhood nightmares linked to dementia risk later in life, study finds

The Independent  

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How much memory loss is normal with ageing?
2 years ago

How much memory loss is normal with ageing?

The Hindu  

You’ve driven home from work along the same route for the past five years. Many occasions in everyday life can make us question whether lapses in memory are normal, a sign of cognitive decline, or even the beginning of dementia. Then there’s mild cognitive impairment The road between ageing-associated memory loss and the more concerning memory loss is coined as …

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Connection between gut and stroke-induced cognitive impairment: Research
2 years, 1 month ago

Connection between gut and stroke-induced cognitive impairment: Research

Hindustan Times  

A major contributor to dementia, substantial long-term impairment, and mortality is stroke. Connection between gut and stroke-induced cognitive impairment: Research The Texas A&M team investigated the novel idea of whether transplant of intestinal epithelial stem cells from healthy donors could repair the intestinal barrier after stroke and improve stroke outcomes. Results from their preclinical study, published in the journal Brain, …

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Alzheimer's disease can be diagnosed before patients experience symptoms: Study
2 years, 1 month ago

Alzheimer's disease can be diagnosed before patients experience symptoms: Study

Hindustan Times  

People suffering from Alzheimer's disease can be identified before they experience any symptoms and it's also possible to predict who will deteriorate within the next few years, suggests the findings of a large study led by Lund University in Sweden. This is why Alzheimer's is so difficult to diagnose in its early stages", explains Oskar Hansson, senior physician in neurology …

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Can a test help diagnose Alzheimer’s disease much earlier?
2 years, 5 months ago

Can a test help diagnose Alzheimer’s disease much earlier?

Live Mint  

Researchers have found that extracting drawing features from a combination of five drawing tasks rather than from any single task alone leads to a more accurate classification of people with normal cognition, mild cognitive impairment, and Alzheimer's disease by capturing different, complementary aspects of cognitive impairments. "Although it's clear that motion- and pause-related drawing traits can be used to screen …

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Why eye conditions could lead to dementia in older adults
2 years, 5 months ago

Why eye conditions could lead to dementia in older adults

Live Mint  

According to a new systematic review and meta-analysis of 16 studies involving 76,373 participants, older adults with untreated sight conditions may be at increased risk of dementia. "This study is among the first to evaluate the association between sight problems and cognitive outcomes in older adults through a comprehensive examination of all available population-based studies in English. They found that: …

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