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Tag Archives: Cognitive Decline
Brain Training in Later Life: Limited Value for Prevention of Cognitive Decline? (BBC News / BMJ / NHS Digital)
Summary A Scottish study indicates that self-reported intellectual engagement (in the form of performing puzzles, crosswords and other problem-solving activities) during later life has little influence on the trajectory of decline of memory or mental processing speed. The cognitive reserve … Continue reading
Posted in Alzheimer’s Research UK, BBC News, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, NHS Digital (Previously NHS Choices), Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Scotland, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Aberdeen Birth Cohort Studies, Alzheimer's Research UK, Bazian, BBC Health News, Behind the Headlines, Biology and Biotechnology Science Research Council, BMJ, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, Brain Training, British Medical Journal (BMJ), Cognitive Decline, Cognitive Decline Studies, Cognitive Impairment, Cognitive Impairment (Potential Risk and Protective Factors), Cognitive Interventions, Cognitive Reserve, Cognitive Reserve Hypothesis, Cognitive Stimulation, Cognitive Training, Cognitive Training Exercises, Cognitively Stimulating Activities, Critical Appraisals, Curiosity (Openness), Dementia Risk Reduction and Prevention, Department of Psychology: National University of Ireland, Department of Psychology: University of Aberdeen, Engage Your Brain: GCBH Recommendations on Cognitively Stimulating Activities, Enjoyment and General Engagement, Global Council on Brain Health (GCBH), Healthy Ageing, Healthy Behaviours, Healthy Lifestyles, Healthy Living, Henry Smith Charity, Hobbies and Interests, Institute of Applied Health Sciences: University of Aberdeen, Intellectual Engagement (Self-Reported), Ireland, Lifelong Learning, Meaningful Activity, Meaningful Activity and Occupation, Meaningful Occupation, Medical Research Council, Mentally Challenging Occupations, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), Modifiable Risk Factors, National University of Ireland (Galway), Neuroprotective Lifestyles, NHS Grampian (Aberdeen), Positive Engagement, Problem-Solving Skills, Progression of Mild Cognitive Impairment, Rates of Conversion From Mild Cognitive Impairment to Dementia, Scottish Government Health Department, Scottish Mental Health Survey of 1947, Skills and Hobbies, Slowing of Cognitive Decline, University of Aberdeen, Use It or Lose It Hypothesis, Use It or Lose It Hypothesis: Benefit of Cognitively Stimulating Activity, Wellcome Trust
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Neck Scan for High Intensity Pulse to Predict Risk of Cognitive Decline / Dementia? (BBC News)
Summary Ultrasound scans of blood vessels in the neck may help to predict certain types of dementia and cognitive impairment: Persons with: “ …the highest intensity pulse (the top quarter of participants) at the beginning of the study were about … Continue reading
Posted in BBC News, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged AHA Scientific Sessions Conference (Chicago November 2018), BBC Health News, Cardiovascular Risk Factors (CVRF), Cognitive Decline, Cognitive Impairment, High Intensity Pulse (Neck), Mini-Strokes, Ultrasound Scans of Neck Blood Vessels, University College London (UCL), Vascular Dementia
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Air Pollution Associated With Cognitive Impairment? (BBC News / PNAS)
Summary A study of people living in China indicates that chronic exposure to extreme levels of air pollution is associated with poorer cognitive functioning, at any age. Full Text Link Reference Air pollution may harm cognitive intelligence, study says. London: … Continue reading
Posted in BBC News, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, Quick Insights, Statistics, Universal Interest
Tagged Ageing Population, Air Pollution and Cognitive Intelligence, Air Pollution and Public Health, Air Quality, Airborne Particulate Matter, BBC Health News, Beijing Normal University, China, Cognitive Decline, Cognitive Functioning, Cognitive Impairment, Cognitive Impairment (Potential Risk Factors), Combustion-Derived Nanoparticles, Department of Economics: Yale University, Department of Health Policy and Management: Yale School of Public Health, Division of Development Strategy and Governance: International Food Policy Research Institute, Environmental Risk Factors, Epidemiology, Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter, India, International Food Policy Research Institute (Washington), Kanpur (India), Lifestyle Risk Factors, Long-Term Exposure to Ambient Air Pollution, Magnetite (Iron Oxide Particles), Magnetite From Air Pollution, Magnetite Pollution Nanoparticles, Magnetite Pollution Particles, Modifiable Risk Factors, National School of Development: Peking University, Outdoor Air Quality and Health, Particulate Matter, Particulate Matter (PM10 and 2.5), Peking University, PNAS, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS), School of Statistics: Beijing Normal University, USA, WHO Air Quality Database (Most Polluted Cities), Yale School of Public Health, Yale University
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The Subjective Impact of Cognitive Impairment Upon People with Parkinson’s Disease (Parkinson’s Disease)
Summary Qualitative research which explores the subjective impact of cognitive impairment on people with Parkinson’s Disease and their carers / families. Full Text Link Reference Lawson, RA. Collerton, D. [and] Taylor, JP. [et al] (2018). Coping with cognitive impairment in … Continue reading
Posted in Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Australia, Behavioural and Clinical Neuroscience Institute: University of Cambridge, Carer Experience, Centre for Human Psychopharmacology: Swinburne University, Challenges to Coping in People with Parkinson's Disease, Characterizing Mild Cognitive Impairment in Incident Parkinson Disease: ICICLE-PD Study, Cognitive Decline, Cognitive Decline Studies, Cognitive Impairment, Cognitive Impairment in People With Parkinson's Disease, Coping and Adjustment, Coping Strategies, Dementia in Parkinson's Disease, Department of Clinical Neurosciences: University of Cambridge, Department of Medicine: Imperial College London, Department of Nursing Midwifery and Health: Northumbria University, Departments of Psychiatry and Psychology: University of Cambridge, Diseases and Medical Conditions Associated With Increased Risk of Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), Experiences, Experiences of Diagnosis, Experiences of the Transition to Dementia, Family and Caregiver Experiences, Finding Meaning in Caring, Göttingen University; Institute for Neuropathology: University Medical Centre Göttingen, Germany, Hermeneutics, ICICLE-PD, ICICLE-PD Study Group, Imperial College London, Incidence of Cognitive Impairment in Cohorts with Longitudinal Evaluation–PD (ICICLE-PD), Industrial Statistics Research Unit: Newcastle University, Institute for Ageing and Health: Newcastle University, Institute of Genetic Medicine: Newcastle University, Institute of Neuroscience: Newcastle University, John van Geest Centre for Brain Repair: University of Cambridge, Lockhart Parkinson's Disease Research Fund, Loss in Carers of People with Parkinson's and Cognitive Impairment, Loss of Confidence, Loss of Independence, Loss of Mutuality, Loss of Purpose, Memory Problems, Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit: University of Cambridge, National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Newcastle Biomedical Research Unit, Neurology (Journal), Newcastle University, Northumbria University, Paracelsus-Elena-Klinik (Kassel), Parkinson's Disease (Journal), Parkinson’s Dementia, Parkinson’s Disease Dementia (PDD), Parkinson’s Disease: Non-Motor Symptoms, Patient and Carer Experiences of Diagnosis, Patient Experience Research, PD-MCI, PDD: Parkinson's Disease with Dementia, Predeath Grief, Prion and Dementia Research Unit: University Medical Centre Göttingen, Qualitative Research, School of Medicine: Griffith University (Australia), Self-Perception, Stressors (in Cognitive Impairment), Swinburne University (Melbourne), University Medical Centre Göttingen, University of Cambridge
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More on the Association Between Brain Injury and Subsequent Dementia (BBC News / Lancet Psychiatry)
Summary A large-scale statistical study, based on Danish data, indicates that persons who suffer traumatic brain injury (TBI) tend to be 24% more likely to get dementia later on. The greatest risk appears to be for people who receive TBI … Continue reading
Posted in BBC News, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, NHS Digital (Previously NHS Choices), Quick Insights, Statistics, Universal Interest
Tagged Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus University Hospital (Denmark), Bazian, BBC Health News, Behind the Headlines, Brain Injury, Cambridge Institute of Public Health, Cambridge Institute of Public Health: University of Cambridge, Cognitive Decline, Copenhagen University Hospital, Critical Appraisals, Danish Civil Registration System, Danish National Health Registry, Danish National Patient Register (NPR), Danish National Prescription Registry, Danish National Prescription Registry (DNPR), Danish Psychiatric Central Register, Dementia Risk Factors, Denmark, Department of Neurology: Aarhus University Hospital, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences: University of Washington, Department of Public Health: Aarhus University, Epidemiology, Epidemiology and Statistics, Lancet Psychiatry, Lundbeck Foundation (Denmark), Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, National Patients Register (Danish NPR), Neurodegeneration, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Recall Bias (Potential), Research Unit for General Practice and Section for General Medical Practice: Aarhus University, Traumatic Brain Injury, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Traumatic Brain Injury and Subsequent Dementia, United States, University of Washington, University of Washington (Seattle), USA
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Benefits of Leafy Green Vegetables Consumption? (NHS Choices / Neurology)
Summary The Memory and Aging Project (MAP) has shown there is some evidence of a weak association between consuming leafy green vegetables regularly and a reduced risk of cognitive decline and memory loss. “ …eating approximately one serving of leafy … Continue reading
Posted in Universal Interest
Tagged Alpha-Tocopherol (Vitamin E), Behind the Headlines, Beta-Carotene, Cardioprotective Diet, Chicago, Cognitive Decline, Critical Appraisals, Department of Internal Medicine: Rush University, Departments of Behavioral Sciences: Rush University, Departments of Neurological Sciences: Rush University, Departments of Preventive Medicine: Rush University, Eating Leafy Greens, Folate (Folic Acid or Vitamin B9), Folic Acid, Food Frequency Questionnaires, α-Tocopherol, β-Carotene, Kaempferol, Leafy Greens, Lutein-Zeaxanthin, Memory and Aging Project (MAP), Memory Loss, Neurology (Journal), Neuroprotective Agents, Neuroprotective Lifestyles, Nitrates, Nutrients and Bioactives in Green Leafy Vegetables, Nutrients and Bioactives in Green Leafy Vegetables: Alpha Tocopherol (Vitamin E), Nutrients and Bioactives in Green Leafy Vegetables: Folate (Folic Acid or Vitamin B9), Nutrients and Bioactives in Green Leafy Vegetables: α-Tocopherol, Nutrients and Bioactives in Green Leafy Vegetables: Kaempferol, Nutrients and Bioactives in Green Leafy Vegetables: Lutein-Zeaxanthin, Nutrients and Bioactives in Green Leafy Vegetables: Nitrate, Nutrients and Bioactives in Green Leafy Vegetables: Phylloquinone (Vitamin K), Phylloquinone (Vitamin K), Protective Factors, Protective Factors for Cognitive Decline and Dementia, Rush Alzheimer Disease Center: Rush University, Rush Memory and Aging Project, Rush University (Chicago), Salads, Spinach, Sprouts for Christmas, Tufts Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging: Tufts University, Tufts University (Boston), United States, USA, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Vitamin B9, Vitamin E, Vitamin K
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