News tagged with cognitive decline

Mediterranean diet seems to boost ageing brain power

A Mediterranean diet with added extra virgin olive oil or mixed nuts seems to improve the brain power of older people better than advising them to follow a low-fat diet, indicates research published online in the Journal of ...

Psychology & Psychiatry May 20, 2013 | 4 / 5 (3) | 3

Study puts Huntington's disease trials on TRACK

(Medical Xpress)—A three-year multinational study has tracked and detailed the progression of Huntington's disease (HD), predicting clinical decline in people carrying the HD gene more than 10 years before ...

Neuroscience May 21, 2013 | not rated yet | 0

White matter imaging provides insight into human and chimpanzee aging

(Medical Xpress)—The instability of "white matter" in humans may contribute to greater cognitive decline during the aging of humans compared with chimpanzees, scientists from Yerkes National Primate Research ...

Neuroscience May 14, 2013 | 5 / 5 (4) | 2 |

Study shows mental agility game slows cognitive decline in older people

There may be a way for older people to prevent natural aging of their minds, and it could be as simple as playing a video game.

Psychology & Psychiatry May 01, 2013 | 4.9 / 5 (8) | 2 |

Many seniors suffer mental decline in silence, CDC reports

(HealthDay)—About 13 percent of Americans 60 and older say they have increasing problems with thinking and memory and that they suffer growing confusion, a new report released Thursday shows.

Alzheimer's disease & dementia May 09, 2013 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Study finds late-life depression associated with increased risk for dementia

(Medical Xpress)—Late-life depression is associated with an increased risk for all-cause dementia, Alzheimer's disease and, most predominantly, vascular dementia, according to the results of a new meta-analysis published ...

Psychology & Psychiatry May 02, 2013 | not rated yet | 0