Do Chronic Conditions Speed Up Cognitive Decline?
A closer look at chronic conditions that are common in elderly populations and the ways that they speed the development of cognitive decline.
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Cognitive decline – when does age-related cognitive decline begin? When a person slowly becomes forgetful or having trouble learning new things. Some people lose concentration or having difficulty making everyday life decisions.
All these are signs of cognitive decline.
What Do Neuropsychologists Look for When Assessing a Patient’s Cognition?
From the time a patient enters a clinic’s door, a neuropsychologist’s assessment begins in an effort to measure cognitive function and diagnose neurological ailments.
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Drugs Which Reduce Inflammation Improve Brain Aging
Recent research has indicated that certain drugs could have a positive impact on brain aging by reducing inflammation and addressing the root causes of it.
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What Does Walking Speed Tell Us About Health?
Research shows that slow walking is associated with faster aging and poor brain health, proving that gait speed may be an indicator of how you’re aging.
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Can Medical Headgear Device Have an Effect on Alzheimer’s Disease?
A technological solution to Alzheimer’s may be in development as a wearable cap that works to reverse cognitive impairment caused by Alzheimer’s.
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What is Biohacking?
Biohacking is a broad term you may hear used to cover a list of activities that run the gamut from taking supplements to injecting stem cells into joints.
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Does Reading Have an Effect on Dementia?
Research suggests that just the act of reading is associated with a lower risk of dementia, whether it’s newspapers, books, the web or magazines.
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Does a Hysterectomy or Oophorectomy Increase the Likelihood of Dementia?
Shorter reproductive life spans and hysterectomy increase the risk of developing some type of dementia, although the reasons for this are still unclear.
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Can Sudoku Keep Your Brain from Aging?
Studies suggest that the brains of people who regularly do puzzles function similarly to people 10 years younger with improvements in speed and performance.
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Does Gender Matter for Risk of Cognitive Impairment?
Research conducted in recent years has reintroduced sex as a variable in assessing cognitive impairment risk factors in older men and women.
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