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Severity of menopause symptoms can affect a woman’s cognitive performance

THE NORTH AMERICAN MENOPAUSE SOCIETY (NAMS) CLEVELAND, Ohio (Jan. 12, 2022)—Menopause is often accompanied by an array of symptoms that can detract from a woman’s quality of life. A new study suggests that the severity of some of those symptoms—especially depression and sexual dysfunction—were linked to a woman’s cognitive performance. Study results are published online...

MIND diet linked to better cognitive performance
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MIND diet linked to better cognitive performance

by  Rush University Medical Center Credit: CC0 Public Domain Aging takes a toll on the body and on the mind. For example, the tissue of aging human brains sometimes develops abnormal clumps of proteins that are the hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease. How can you protect your brain from these effects? Researchers at Rush University Medical Center have...

Monitoring Cognitive Performance Using Smart Devices
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Monitoring Cognitive Performance Using Smart Devices

FEBRUARY 17TH, 2021   CONN HASTINGS EXCLUSIVE, GERIATRICS, INFORMATICS, PSYCHIATRY Biogen, a medtech company based in Massachusetts, has announced that is partnering with Apple in a research study to determine if it is possible to identify and develop biomarkers of cognitive decline, using data from smart devices, including the iPhone and Apple Watch. Biogen has a neuroscience focus, and the company...