Social engagement linked to 5-year delay in dementia onset
Visiting friends, attending parties and going to church may help keep your brain healthy, according to research conducted at Rush.
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Mental Process: Cognitive function
Medical news and research articles
Researchers investigate relationship between cognitive functioning and socioeconomic factors
To remain mentally fit for as long as possible in old age, it is important to understand which risk factors could impact cognitive functioning already early in life. Scientists led by the German Centre for Neurodegenerative ...
Jan 23, 2025
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Innovative magnetic therapy for depression preserves cognitive abilities, study reveals
An experimental treatment for depression that triggers seizures with magnets significantly improved mental health in patients without some cognitive effects associated with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), a clinical trial ...
Jan 21, 2025
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Mapping the mind: New framework links brainwaves to individual cognitive states
The complexity of the human brain—86 billion neurons strong with more than 100 trillion connections—enables abstract thinking, language acquisition, advanced reasoning and problem-solving, and the capacity for creativity ...
Jan 18, 2025
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Microgravity challenges: Astronauts adapt to maintain peak performance
At the start of a new year, many people think about making positive changes in their lives, such as improving physical fitness or learning a particular skill. Astronauts on the International Space Station work all year to ...
Jan 17, 2025
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AI helps to identify subjective cognitive decline during the menopause transition
Artificial intelligence (AI) is positioned to make a major impact on almost every industry, including health care. A new study suggests that machine learning models can more quickly and affordably identify women with severe ...
Jan 15, 2025
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Chronic kidney disease tied to brain atrophy, potential Alzheimer's risk
Nearly 10% of people live with chronic kidney disease—in other words, their kidneys can't adequately filter waste from their blood. Now a Canadian study links that malfunction to impaired cognitive performance in reasoning, ...
Jan 14, 2025
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Observational study links home temperature to cognitive function in older adults
A groundbreaking study has identified a significant relationship between indoor temperatures and cognitive performance in older adults, shedding light on how climate change may pose an increased risk to cognitive health.
Jan 13, 2025
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Childhood racial segregation in school tied to late-life cognitive outcomes
Childhood exposure to school segregation is associated with worse late-life cognitive outcomes among older Black adults, according to a study published online Jan. 3 in JAMA Network Open.
Jan 7, 2025
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Sexism is a risk factor for memory decline among women, study finds
Women born in the most sexist U.S. states experience faster memory decline in later years compared to women born in the least sexist states, a new study by researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians ...
Dec 18, 2024
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