Psychology & Psychiatry

Nurturing mothers rear physically healthier adults

Nurturing mothers have garnered accolades for rescuing skinned knees on the playground and coaxing their children to sleep with lullabies. Now they're gaining merit for their offspring's physical health in middle age.

Alzheimer's disease & dementia

Semagacestat doesn't improve cognitive status in Alzheimer's

(HealthDay)—For patients with Alzheimer's disease, treatment with the small-molecule γ-secretase inhibitor semagacestat does not improve cognitive status and is associated with worsening of cognitive function, according ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Post-COVID-19 brain health impaired versus healthy controls

Brain health after COVID-19 is impaired, but no more than that seen for patients hospitalized for other medical conditions of similar severity, according to a study published online Dec. 28 in JAMA Network Open.

Health

Hyperhomocysteinemia linked to worse cognitive status

(HealthDay)—For older adults, hyperhomocysteinemia is associated with worse cognitive status, even after accounting for B group vitamin (BGV) status, according to a study published online June 1 in the Journal of the American ...

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