Is memory loss mild cognitive impairment, Alzheimer's or just aging? When to get tested
For people of a certain age, it takes only a few "senior moments"—struggling for words, names or memories—to cause worry.
Apr 19, 2022
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For people of a certain age, it takes only a few "senior moments"—struggling for words, names or memories—to cause worry.
Apr 19, 2022
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Alcoholics and narcotics anonymous are 12-step peer support groups where people who have alcohol or other drug problems are supported by others who have had similar problems ("peers"), rather than professionals. They are ...
Apr 5, 2022
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Stroke survivors may have a higher risk of developing depression or another mood disorder within the first year, according to new research that compared their risk to the general public as well as people who survived a heart ...
Mar 24, 2022
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Seven in ten long COVID patients experience concentration and memory problems several months after the initial onset of their disease, with many performing worse than their peers on cognitive tests, according to new research ...
Mar 17, 2022
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Drugs to increase insulin signaling may be effective for treating autism say Lancaster University researchers, who have discovered how a genetic change impacts on insulin signaling and glucose metabolism in the brain.
Feb 10, 2022
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Many recovered COVID-19 patients continue to exhibit significant and long-lasting cognitive deficits in memory, attention, language comprehension and multitasking, as well as fatigue. These symptoms can persist for many weeks ...
Feb 7, 2022
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The COVID-19 pandemic still poses enormous social challenges. People with cognitive impairments (problems with, for example, memory and concentration) and dementia are doubly affected by this pandemic. On the one hand, they ...
Jan 25, 2022
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With the second holiday season of the pandemic upon us, many people will have the opportunity to rejoin family and friends for celebrations. The pandemic has kept many of us apart longer than expected, and it may have been ...
Dec 22, 2021
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New methods of brain stimulation are being tested to see whether they can be used to enhance cognitive behavior. In this study, researchers from Japan have found that stimulation at specific frequencies can modulate thought ...
Nov 18, 2021
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When I wake at 3 a.m. or so, I'm prone to picking on myself. And I know I'm not the only one who does this. A friend of mine calls 3 a.m. thoughts "barbed-wire thinking," because you can get caught in it.
Oct 13, 2021
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