Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction: Cognitive Declines

Medical news and research articles

Helping others shown to slow cognitive decline

In the latest evidence that meaningful social connections bolster health, a team from The University of Texas at Austin and University of Massachusetts Boston has found that regular time spent helping outside the home significantly ...

Neighborhoods may hold the key to slowing cognitive decline

A collaboration between researchers from the Center for Healthy Brain Aging (CHeBA) at UNSW Sydney and the Australian Catholic University (ACU) has found that living in walkable, green, and well-connected neighborhoods—especially ...

Staying physically active may slow cognitive decline

Physical activity is widely recognized as an important aspect of a healthy lifestyle, but a new study from the University of Georgia published in The Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease has found an additional benefit—staving ...

Hearing loss in middle age may accelerate cognitive decline

A study conducted in Brazil on 805 people in their 50s has confirmed that those with hearing loss had an increased risk of cognitive decline. The results, published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, point to the need ...

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