Endocrinology & Metabolism
'Brain fog' during menopause is real, and it can disrupt women's work and spark dementia fears
For nearly two-thirds of women, menopause comes with an undesirable change in memory.
Dec 14, 2021
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News tagged with cognitive changes
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Multiple sclerosis drug improves memory in mice modeling Alzheimer's disease
Losing memory is a hallmark of Alzheimer's, a symptom of the disease that depletes a patient's quality of life. Improving memory and slowing cognitive changes caused by the disease is an ongoing challenge for researchers ...
Nov 5, 2021
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Postponed retirement slows cognitive decline
Postponing retirement is protective against cognitive decline. The beneficial effect is related to a slowed rate of cognitive decline rather than a boost in cognitive function. That is what a recent study by MPIDR researcher ...
Aug 27, 2021
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Medical research
Deciphering the symptoms of long COVID-19 is slow and painstaking, for both sufferers and their physicians
My first patient that day was a woman in her early 40s, an avid marathon runner who had contracted COVID-19 in March 2020. Now, 13 months later, she noted that she still felt fatigued and short of breath. She also noticed ...
Aug 16, 2021
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Neuroscience
New imaging measure to track brain aging
Researchers from UNSW Sydney's Centre for Healthy Brain Aging (CHeBA) have developed an improved neuroimaging measure to monitor age-related cognitive decline in older adults.
Jul 30, 2021
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Neuroscience
Drug that slows progression of ALS may provide the same benefit for people with Alzheimer's disease
Riluzole, a drug that has been used for more than 20 years to slow the progression of ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease, was shown in a pilot phase 2 study to slow brain metabolic decline and have a positive effect ...
Jul 28, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Autophagy may be the key to finding treatments for early Huntington's disease
Huntington's Disease (HD) is a progressive neurodegenerative condition characterized by motor, cognitive, and psychiatric symptoms, and motor symptoms are often preceded by cognitive changes. Recent evidence indicates that ...
Jul 15, 2021
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Neuroscience
Teenage mental health—how growing brains could explain emerging disorders
Adolescence is the time when most mental health problems arise. Diagnoses of psychiatric illnesses increase across the board, with teenagers suffering not only from mood disorders such as depression, but also from the most ...
Mar 18, 2021
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Neuroscience
Left and right-brain age differently, linked to Alzheimer's disease
Parts of the brain decline faster from age 30,researchers at the University of Oslo find. These brain changes are accelerated in people with Alzheimer's disease.
Feb 5, 2021
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Cardiology
High blood pressure while pregnant linked to poorer memory years later
(HealthDay)—High blood pressure and pre-eclampsia during pregnancy may follow women through the years, causing lower scores on tests of memory and thinking skills, a Dutch study suggests.
Jan 4, 2021
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