Psychology & Psychiatry
This daily routine may keep seniors sharper, happier
Older adults who rise and shine early every day may have sharper minds and fewer depression symptoms, a new study suggests.
Sep 16, 2022
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News tagged with physical impairment
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Even simple exercise may help aging brain, study hints
New research hints that even a simple exercise routine just might help older Americans with mild memory problems.
Aug 2, 2022
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Neuroscience
Can we rejuvenate aging brains?
Neuroscientist Tony Wyss-Coray, Ph.D., has spent 20 years unearthing and examining various molecules with neuroprotective and neurodegenerative properties. These molecules are found in or on different cell types in the brain ...
Aug 2, 2022
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Do benefits of physical, mental activity on thinking differ for men and women?
Studies have shown that physical and mental activity help preserve thinking skills and delay dementia. A new study suggests that these benefits may vary for men and women. The study is published in the July 20, 2022, online ...
Jul 20, 2022
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Tracking daily movement patterns may one day help predict dementia
Wearable movement-tracking devices may someday be useful in providing early warnings of cognitive decline among older adults, suggest new findings from researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Jul 19, 2022
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Game-like exercise can help even the oldest adults improve abilities that often deteriorate late in life
As human lifespans increase, new societal challenges arise. In a "superaging society," in which young people are few and older people are many, caring for the older adult population adequately with limited resources is a ...
Jun 16, 2022
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Addiction
Actions against physician licenses due to substance use down
While actions against physician licenses related to substance use have declined, they remain markedly higher than actions related to physical health, according to a research letter published in the June 3 issue of JAMA Health ...
Jun 9, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study of 2,000 patients after hospitalization with COVID-19 shows only around 1 in 4 feel fully recovered after 1 year
A new UK study of more than 2,000 patients after hospitalization with COVID-19 presented at this year's European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID 2022, Lisbon 23-26), and published in The Lancet ...
Apr 24, 2022
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Delirium linked to increase in hospital deaths
Patients with delirium when admitted to hospital are much more likely to die within 30 days and have a longer hospital stay, research shows.
Mar 18, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Cognitive decline not always a sign of Alzheimer's disease
At the first sign of cognitive trouble, people often worry Alzheimer's disease is forthcoming. But poor cognition can be part of the spectrum of normality in older age, according to new research published in JNeurosci.
Jan 10, 2022
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