Medical research
Researchers show how memory is lost -- and found
Yale University researchers can't tell you where you left your car keys- but they can tell you why you can't find them.
Jul 27, 2011
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News tagged with cognitive difficulties
Psychology & Psychiatry
Professor studies link between adversity, psychiatric and cognitive decline
Saint Louis University associate professor of health management and policy in the College for Public Health and Social Justice, SangNam Ahn, Ph.D., recently published a paper in Journal of Clinical Psychology that examines ...
Mar 1, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Mental health needs of young people with language disorder are being neglected, researchers say
There is an urgent need to address inequality in health services, especially mental health provision, for young people with developmental language disorder (DLD), according to a team led by UCL researchers.
Feb 16, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Why do people with hoarding disorder hoard, and how can we help?
Hoarding disorder is an under-recognized serious mental illness that worsens with age. It affects 2.5% of the working-age population and 7% of older adults. That's about 715,000 Australians.
Oct 25, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Children's language development doesn't just happen through words
Children learn to understand language and to speak largely independently of cognitive functions like spatial awareness, working (short-term) memory and perception (interpreting and organizing sensory impressions), according ...
Apr 20, 2023
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Can Mediterranean diet help people with MS preserve thinking skills?
People with multiple sclerosis (MS) who follow a Mediterranean diet may have a lower risk for problems with memory and thinking skills than those who do not follow the diet, according to a preliminary study released today, ...
Mar 2, 2023
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Health
Cognitive impairment from severe COVID-19 equivalent to 20 years of aging, study finds
Cognitive impairment as a result of severe COVID-19 is similar to that sustained between 50 and 70 years of age and is the equivalent to losing 10 IQ points, say a team of scientists from the University of Cambridge and Imperial ...
May 3, 2022
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Vaccination
Vaccine resistance has its roots in negative childhood experiences, a major study finds
Most people welcomed the opportunity to get vaccinated against COVID-19, yet a non-trivial minority did not. Vaccine-resistant people tend to hold strong views and assertively reject conventional medical or public health ...
Apr 8, 2022
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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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Health
Study examines benefits, challenges of telehealth in nursing homes during pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic caused nursing homes to rapidly change their policies overnight. Telehealth was instantly adopted widely in an effort to reduce stress on the health care system by keeping residents safe and avoiding ...
Nov 3, 2021
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