By Judith Graham At first, Robert Zorowitz thought his 83-year-old mother was confused. She couldn’t remember passwords to accounts on her computer. She would call and say programs had stopped working. But over time, Zorowitz realized his mother — a highly intelligent woman who was comfortable with technology ― was showing early signs of dementia....
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Early warning sign of dementia may be missed in women because they perform better at memory tests
Up to 10% of women pass tests for cognitive impairment when they should not This is important because cognitive impairment frequently leads to dementia If not picked up early, medications and lifestyle changes may not work as well By VICTORIA ALLEN SCIENCE CORRESPONDENT FOR THE DAILY MAIL Memory problems may be missed in women because they perform better in certain tests than men. A study has found...
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Montmorency tart cherry juice may help improve cognitive performance in older adults
Reviewed by Kate Anderton, B.Sc. (Editor) Montmorency tart cherry juice has long been coveted by gout sufferers, athletes for exercise recovery, and those seeking a good night’s sleep. Now there’s evidence that this polyphenol-rich beverage may help improve cognitive performance in older adults. In a new study published in the journal Food & Function, researchers...
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Quitting alcohol may improve mental well-being, health-related quality of life
by Canadian Medical Association Journal Quitting alcohol may improve health-related quality of life for women, especially their mental well-being, according to a study from Hong Kong published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). “More evidence suggests caution in recommending moderate drinking as part of a healthy diet,” says Dr. Michael Ni, School of Public Health and The State Key Laboratory of Brain and Cognitive Science, University of Hong Kong...
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Can deprescribing drugs linked to cognitive impairment actually reduce risk of dementia?
JAMA Internal Medicine commentary highlights opportunity to discover modifiable risk factor for dementia REGENSTRIEF INSTITUTE INDIANAPOLIS – In a commentary published in JAMA Internal Medicine, three Regenstrief Institute research scientists write that while they and other researchers have identified a strong and consistent link between anticholinergic drugs and cognitive impairment from observational studies, randomized clinical trials represent the only rigorous method to definitively establish...
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Patent issued to device with potential to detect early symptoms of Alzheimer’s, cognitive impairment
by Renee Kelly, University of Maine The University of Maine was recently issued a patent, US 10,244,977, for a device that detects brain injury by measuring sleep movement patterns. This technology will be licensed by Activas Diagnostics, a UMaine spin-off company. The invention is a fitted mattress sheet equipped with more than a dozen sensors that will allow it to gather...
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Cognitive impairment risk increased in hypertensive patients with progressive cerebral small vessel disease
Patients with high blood pressure and progression of periventricular white matter hyper intensities showed signs of cognitive impairment despite taking medication to lower their blood pressure, according to new research in the American Heart Association’s journal Hypertension. High blood pressure has been linked to an increased risk for dementia, but what’s unclear is what kinds...