Gerontology & Geriatrics
Hearing aids may delay cognitive decline, research finds
Wearing hearing aids may delay cognitive decline in older adults and improve brain function, according to promising new research.
Feb 27, 2020
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News tagged with mental decline
Psychology & Psychiatry
Early treatment of schizophrenia may not slow disease progression
Stony Brook University-led study reveals that, despite the common view that early intervention in schizophrenia slows or stops mental decline, those who receive early intervention eventually experience the same declines ...
Feb 12, 2020
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Pediatrics
No link found between youth contact sports and cognitive, mental health problems
Adolescents who play contact sports, including football, are no more likely to experience cognitive impairment, depression or suicidal thoughts in early adulthood than their peers, suggests a new University of Colorado Boulder ...
Oct 21, 2019
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
How puzzles, games might help your aging brain
(HealthDay)—Those Sunday crossword puzzles may not prevent the aging brain from slowing down—but they might protect it in a different way, a new study suggests.
Dec 11, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Regular problem solving does not protect against mental decline
The well known 'use it or lose it' claim has been widely accepted by healthcare professionals, but researchers in the Christmas issue of The BMJ find that regularly doing problem solving activities throughout your lifetime ...
Dec 10, 2018
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Studies in healthy older people aim to prevent Alzheimer's
It may be too late to stop Alzheimer's in people who already have some mental decline. But what if a treatment could target the very earliest brain changes while memory and thinking skills are still intact, in hope of preventing ...
Oct 02, 2018
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Alzheimer's drug trial offers new hope, but uncertainty, too
(HealthDay)—There have been many setbacks on the long road to finding a treatment that might slow or stop Alzheimer's disease, but a new trial offers a glimmer of hope.
Jul 26, 2018
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Study: Lowering blood pressure helps prevent mental decline
Lowering blood pressure more than usually recommended not only helps prevent heart problems, it also cuts the risk of mental decline that often leads to Alzheimer's disease, a major study finds.
Jul 25, 2018
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
More than senior moments: better dementia detection is urged
Too few people with signs of mental decline or dementia are getting checked during routine medical visits or told when a problem is found, says a panel of Alzheimer's disease experts who offered new guidance Sunday.
Jul 22, 2018
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Health
1 in 9 U.S. adults over 45 reports memory problems
(HealthDay)—If you're middle-aged and you think you're losing your memory, you're not alone, a new U.S. government report shows.
Jul 13, 2018
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