Report: Older adults living solo with cognitive impairment need more support
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Kristen Fischer
Aug 21, 2023
A new study gives more insights into how healthcare professionals view living arrangements when they are caring for people with cognitive impairment. On the whole, more interventions are necessarily to...
Most older adults still drive despite cognitive weakness
By
Kristen Fischer
Jul 21, 2023
Even though people have concerns about older adults driving who have cognitive impairments, those seniors are still driving, according to a new study.
Triple combo of exercise, cognitive training, vitamin D improves cognition, study finds
By
Kristen Fischer
Jul 21, 2023
Aerobic-resistance exercises and computerized cognitive training improved brain power in older adults with mild cognitive impairments. But add vitamin D into the mix — thought to be linked with better...
Hearing aids significantly lower cognitive decline in at-risk group, study finds
By
Kristen Fischer
Jul 19, 2023
Wearing hearing aids slowed cognitive decline by 48% in older adults with mild to moderate hearing loss. This group also was at a higher risk for cognitive decline, a new study shows.
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Kimberly Marselas
May 02, 2023
Massive surplus remains while Minnesota nursing homes get limited relief … CDC to stop tracking COVID levels in communities … Study finds sharp increase in mild cognitive impairment among older vets
Falls risk climbs when frailty and cognitive impairment emerge together: study
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Alicia Lasek
Feb 28, 2023
Older adults are more likely to sustain repeated falls when frailty and cognitive impairment onset co-occur. Clinicians should take note when screening seniors for falls risk, investigators say.
BMI declines seen seven years before cognitive impairment diagnosis
Nov 02, 2022
Significantly lower body mass index (BMI) occurs beginning approximately seven years before a diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment (MCI), according to a study published online Oct. 26 in JAMA Psychiatry.
Severe COVID-19 linked to cognitive loss equal to 10 IQ points, researchers say
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
May 05, 2022
Severe COVID-19 may have lasting cognitive consequences equivalent to 20 years of aging — or the loss of 10 IQ points, a new study finds.
Subjective cognitive impairment linked to MACE in T2DM
Apr 26, 2022
Among individuals with type 2 diabetes, country-standardized cognitive score may predict risk for cardiovascular events
Apathy and anxiety may be earliest signs of amyloid-related brain damage, study finds
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 18, 2022
Amyloid-beta pathology may drive common behavioral changes in Alzheimer’s disease — before changes to memory and cognition are evident, investigators say.