Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Socially active 60-year-olds face lower dementia risk
Being more socially active in your 50s and 60s predicts a lower risk of developing dementia later on, finds a new UCL-led study.
Aug 2, 2019
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Neuroscience
Reproducibility of brain responses: High for speech perception, low for reading difficulties
Some of the findings in cognitive neuroscience and psychology do not seem to replicate from one study to the next. Could this also be true for commonly used brain response studies? It turns out to depend on what is being ...
Jul 17, 2019
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Neuroscience
Researchers link aging with changes in brain networks related to cognition
Functional regions within the brain become less distinct and interconnected in the elderly over time, especially in those networks related to attention span and cognition. The finding, published by researchers at Duke-NUS ...
Jul 12, 2019
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Neuroscience
Predictors of cognitive recovery following mild to severe traumatic brain injury
Researchers have shown that higher intelligence and younger age are predictors of greater cognitive recovery 2-5 years post-mild to severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). In contrast, injury severity, as measured by the duration ...
Jun 25, 2019
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Neuroscience
Researchers call for personalized approach to aging brain health
People are living longer than ever before, but brain health isn't keeping up. To tackle this critical problem, a team of researchers has proposed a new model for studying age-related cognitive decline—one that's tailored ...
Jun 17, 2019
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Surgery
Surgery rates are rising in over-85s but the decision to operate isn't always easy
In January, 107-year-old Daphne Keith broke her hip and became the oldest Australian to have a partial hip replacement. This isn't something you would have heard of two or three decades ago.
May 29, 2019
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Does your health in middle age predict how healthy you'll be later in life?
Cognitive decline is the medical term for a decline in your abilities to think, remember, and make decisions. Researchers know now that cognitive decline may begin in midlife and can develop over a period of 20 years or so. ...
May 28, 2019
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
Vision loss may up cognitive decline-related functional limitations
(HealthDay)—Vision impairment is associated with increased subjective cognitive decline (SCD)-related functional limitations for adults aged 45 years and older, according to research published in the May 24 issue of the ...
May 24, 2019
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Neuroscience
New neurons form in the brain into the tenth decade of life, even in people with Alzheimer's
In a new study from the University of Illinois at Chicago, researchers examining post-mortem brain tissue from people ages 79 to 99 found that new neurons continue to form well into old age. The study provides evidence that ...
May 24, 2019
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Surgery
Surgical society releases new recommendations for transition of senior surgeons
Age-related declines in cognitive function and psychomotor performance are important considerations in many professions, including medicine. However, few guidelines exist for translating performance observations into the ...
May 16, 2019
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