News tagged with cognitive impairment
Medications found to cause long term cognitive impairment of aging brain
Drugs commonly taken for a variety of common medical conditions including insomnia, allergies, or incontinence negatively affect the brain causing long term cognitive impairment in older African-Americans, according to a ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jul 13, 2010 |
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Researchers find novel memory-enhancing mechanism in brain
(PhysOrg.com) -- UC Irvine researchers have identified a novel mechanism in the brain that boosts memory.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Dec 14, 2010 |
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'Un-growth hormone' increases longevity
A compound which acts in the opposite way as growth hormone can reverse some of the signs of aging, a research team that includes a Saint Louis University physician has shown. The finding may be counter-intuitive to some ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Dec 23, 2010 |
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Shear brain power - sheep smarter than previously believed
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the University of Cambridge have discovered that sheep are more intelligent than previously believed.
Feb 21, 2011 |
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Brain exercises may slow cognitive decline initially, but speed up dementia later
New research shows that mentally stimulating activities such as crossword puzzles, reading and listening to the radio may, at first, slow the decline of thinking skills but speed up dementia later in old age. The research ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Sep 01, 2010 |
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An Alzheimer's vaccine in a nasal spray
One in eight Americans will fall prey to Alzheimer's disease at some point in their life, current statistics say. Because Alzheimer's is associated with vascular damage in the brain, many of them will succumb through a painful ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Feb 28, 2011 |
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Scientists find new, inexpensive way to predict Alzheimer's disease
Your brain's capacity for information is a reliable predictor of Alzheimer's disease and can be cheaply and easily tested, according to scientists.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Apr 05, 2010 |
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Fish oil supplements provide no benefit to brain power
The largest ever trial of fish oil supplements has found no evidence that they offer benefits for cognitive function in older people.
Apr 21, 2010 |
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Vitamin B could delay onset of Alzheimer's: study
Large daily doses of B vitamins could delay -- or even halt -- the onset of Alzheimer's disease, a study suggested Thursday.
Sep 09, 2010 |
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Scientists discover brain's inherent ability to focus learning
Medical researchers have found a missing link that explains the interaction between brain state and the neural triggers responsible for learning, potentially opening up new ways of boosting cognitive function ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Dec 08, 2010 |
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New theory of Down syndrome cause may lead to new therapies
Conventional wisdom among scientists for years has suggested that because individuals with Down syndrome have an extra chromosome, the disorder most likely results from the presence of too many genes or proteins contained ...
Mar 23, 2010 |
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Study Finds Eating Fruits and Vegetables Lowers Risks of Heart Disease
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study of adults aged 70 or older found that increased servings of fruits and vegetables were significantly associated with a decrease of cognitive impairment, and that those eating three or more servings ...
Nov 25, 2009 |
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Did rapid brain evolution make humans susceptible to Alzheimers?
(PhysOrg.com) -- Of the millions of animals on Earth, including the relative handful that are considered the most intelligent -- including apes, whales, crows, and owls -- only humans experience the severe ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 29, 2010 |
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Key Brain Receptors Linked To Learning and Memory Decrease with Age
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists studying cognitive decline that accompanies aging have been interested in nicotinic receptors, part of a key neural pathway that not only enhances learning and memory skills but ...
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Sep 11, 2009 |
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New study finds early Alzheimer's identification method
Abnormal brain images combined with examination of the composition of the fluid that surrounds the spine may offer the earliest signs identifying healthy older adults at risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, well before ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jul 09, 2010 |
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Cognitive dysfunction
Cognitive dysfunction (or brain fog) is defined as unusually poor mental function, associated with confusion, forgetfulness and difficulty concentrating. A number of medical or psychiatric conditions and treatments can cause such symptoms, including Heavy metal poisoning (in particular mercury poisoning), menopause and sleep disorders (including disrupted sleep). The term brain fog is not commonly used to describe people with dementia or other conditions that are known to cause confusion and memory problems,[citation needed] but it can be used as a synonym for sleep inertia or grogginess upon being awakened from deep sleep.
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