Alzheimer's & Cognition
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Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Associated With Midlife Memory, Thinking Problems
Individuals with PCOS had worse memory, attention, and verbal ability scores than those without the disorder.
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Social Frailty Linked to Risk for Predementia Syndrome
Individuals with social frailty had a significantly higher risk for incident motoric cognitive risk syndrome than that of those without social...
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Multivitamins and Cognition: New Data From COSMOS
The meta-analysis provides evidence that taking a daily multivitamin can help prevent memory loss and slow down cognitive aging.
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Epilepsy Linked to Earlier, More Rapid, Cognitive Decline
“It’s important for physicians to understand that uncontrolled epilepsy or active epilepsy is going to impact patients’ cognition.”
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Regular Physical Activity Linked to Larger Brain Volume
“We found that even moderate levels of physical activity, such as taking fewer than 4,000 steps a day, can have a positive effect on brain health...
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H pylori Infection Linked to Increased Alzheimer’s Risk
“These results support the notion of HP infection as a potential modifiable risk factor of AD.”
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Hearing Aids and Dementia Risk Study Retracted
Despite the retraction, other studies have suggested a link between hearing and dementia.
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Light therapy a beacon of hope for Alzheimer’s?
Light therapy significantly improved sleep and reduced agitation and depression.
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Specific personality traits may influence dementia risk
“These results replicate and extend evidence that personality traits may assist in early identification and dementia-care planning strategies.”
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Younger heart disease onset tied to higher dementia risk
The findings suggest “additional attention should be paid to the cognitive status of patients with CHD, especially the ones diagnosed with CHD at...
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Excessive TV-watching tied to elevated risk for dementia, Parkinson’s disease, and depression
Sedentary behavior is “associated with biomarkers of low-grade inflammation and changes in inflammation markers that could initiate and or worsen...