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Tag Archives: Mild Memory Problems
Precise Transcranial Brain Stimulation Improves Working Memory? (BBC News / Nature Neuroscience)
Summary Working memory (short-term memory) declines with age, but it appears that a new technique involving transcranial brain stimulation may have some potential for helping to restore working memory to levels typical of more youthful individuals. “The results provide insight … Continue reading →
Posted in BBC News, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Universal Interest
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Tagged Age-Related Cognitive Decline, Age-Related Cognitive Impairment, Ageing Population, BBC Health News, Boston University, Center for Research in Sensory Communication and Emerging Neural Technology: Boston University, Center for Systems Neuroscience: Boston University, Cognitive Neuroimaging Center: Boston University, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences: Boston University, Helping People With Memory Problems, High Definition Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation of Temporal and Prefrontal Brain Regions, Memory Lapses, Memory Loss, Memory Problems, Mild Memory Problems, Nature Neuroscience, Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation, Noninvasive Electrical Stimulation of Temporal and Prefrontal Brain Regions, Re-Synchronization of Rhythmic Brain Circuits to Improve Working Memory in Older Adults, Rhythmic Brain Circuitry, Rhythmic Brain Circuits, Synchronization of Rhythmic Brain Circuits, Transcranial Alternating-Current Stimulation (of Temporal and Prefrontal Brain Regions), Transcranial Brain Stimulation, United States, USA, Working Memory, Working Memory in Older Adults
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Exploring Work at the Buck Institute for Research on Aging (BBC News / Buck Institute for Research on Aging)
Summary A brief investigation into the research activities and aims of the Buck Institute for Research On Aging, based in California, USA. Full Text Link Reference Walsh, F. (2017). What are the secrets of the superagers? London: BBC Health News, … Continue reading →
Posted in BBC News, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), International, Management of Condition, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Personalisation, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Statistics, Universal Interest
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Tagged Age-Related Cognitive Impairment, Age-Related Memory Loss, Age-Related Pathologies, Ageing Population, Ageing Research, Ageing Well, Alan Kolling: Chabot College (Near San Francisco USA), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine (New York), American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR), Aubrey de Grey: SENS Research Foundation, BBC Health News, Behavioural Risk Factors, Buck Institute (Novato in California USA), Buck Institute for Research on Aging, Calico: California Life Company (Google), Cognitive Impairment, Cognitive Stimulation and Lifestyle, Dementia Risk Factors, Demographics, Department of Genetics: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Dr Nir Barzilai: Director of Institute for Aging Research, Environmental and Lifestyle Factors, Google’s Calico, Healthy Life Expectancy, Healthy Lifestyles, Helping Older People Live Independently, Human Ageing Process, Inequalities In Healthy Life Expectancy, Inequalities in Life Expectancy, Institute for Aging, Institute for Aging Research (Hebrew SeniorLife), Irene Obera (Inspirational Superager), Laura Deming: Longevity Fund, Life Expectancy, Life Expectancy Gaps, Life Extension Drugs, Lifestyle, Lifestyle Risk Factors, Longevity, Longevity Fund, Longevity Genes Project, Longevity Genes Project: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Longevity Genes Project: Institute for Aging Research, Mark Zuckerberg's Pledge to Cure Prevent or Manage Disease, MCI: Mild Cognitive Impairment, Memory Loss, Memory Problems, Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), Mild Memory Problems, Modifiable Risk Factors, Neuroprotective Lifestyles, Older Demographics, Positive Behaviours, Positive Culture, Positive Mindsets, Positive Relationships, Professor Gordon Lithgow: Buck Institute for Research On Aging, Professor Judy Campisi: Buck Institute for Research On Aging, Risk of Dementia, Senescent Cells, SENS Foundation, SENS Research Foundation, Silicon Valley (California), Social Demographics, Sun City Poms (Arizona), Super Agers (Super-Agers aka SuperAgers), Super-Agers: aka SuperAgers, SuperAgers: 80+ Year-Olds With Episodic Memory Equal To or Better Than Individuals 20-30 Years Younger, Supporting Healthy Lifestyles, United States, Unity Biotechnology (California USA), USA, Wellbeing and Longevity, Wellbeing in Older Individuals, World Population in Numbers (BBC News), Youthful Memory Capacity in Older Individuals, Youthful Physical Health in Older Individuals
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On “SuperAgers”: People Who Avoid Age-Related Memory Problems (BBC News / Journal of Neuroscience / Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience / JINS)
Summary Researchers have been studying “SuperAgers”, and the associated phenomenon of SuperAging, to discover possible physiological and genetic mechanisms behind the fortuitous preservation of superior memory into old age. Full Text Link Reference ‘Super agers’ offer clue to keeping a … Continue reading →
Posted in BBC News, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, Quick Insights, Universal Interest
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Acupuncture Appears Effective for Amnestic MCI? (NHS Choices / Acupuncture in Medicine)
Summary A recent systematic review examined carefully selected randomised controlled trials investigating the effectiveness and safety of acupuncture for treating mild cognitive impairment (MCI). The following NHS Choices Behind the Headlines critical appraisal places this research in context, but is … Continue reading →
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Tagged Acupuncture, Acupuncture for Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment, Acupuncture in Medicine, Acupuncture Versus "Conventional" Therapies, Adverse Effects of Acupuncture, Ageing Population, Alternative Therapies, Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment (a-MCI), Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment (aMCI), Behind the Headlines, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, CENTRAL; Chinese Scientific Journal Database, China, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Chinese Acupuncture Trials Register, Cognitive Decline, Cognitive Decline Studies, Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Complementary Therapies, Critical Appraisals, Department of General Surgery: Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Department of Neurology: Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Electric Acupuncture, Electric Scalp Acupuncture, Electroacupuncture, MCI: Mild Cognitive Impairment, Memory Loss, Memory Problems, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), Mild Memory Problems, Nimodipine, Nimodipine (Not Licensed For Treating MCI in UK), Progression of Mild Cognitive Impairment to Dementia, Rates of Conversion From Mild Cognitive Impairment to Dementia, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, STandards for Reporting Interventions in Clinical Trials of Acupuncture (STRICTA), Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses, Traditional Chinese Acupuncture, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), Wanfang Database, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University
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Suppose I Lose It: An Update by Joan Bakewell (BBC Radio 4)
Summary Joan Bakewell, today on BBC Radio 4, explored the subject of dementia, how dementia affects people and their families, the importance of early diagnosis, various aspects of person-centered care, the services available post-diagnosis, and the importance of dementia-friendly communities. … Continue reading →
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Alzheimer's Society, Antipsychotics, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, Diagnosis, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Patient Information, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Advance Care Planning, Advance Planning, Advance Statements and Decisions, Advice and Information, Age-Friendly Cities, Age-Friendly Communities, Age-Friendly Environments, Age-Related Memory Loss, Alternatives to Medication for Agitation, Awareness and Understanding, BBC Radio 4, BBC Radio Four, Carer's Experience of Dementia, Challenge on Dementia, Cognitive Exercises, Cognitive Stimulation, Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST), Communication and Information, Coping with Memory Loss, Crawley Dementia Action Alliance, Crawley Dementia Alliance, Crawley Forward Thinking, Creating Dementia Friendly Environments, Creating Dementia Friendly Hospitals, Dementia and Age-Friendly Neighbourhoods, Dementia Awareness, Dementia Care in Acute District General Hospitals, Dementia Care in Acute General Hospitals, Dementia Care in General Hospitals, Dementia Diagnosis, Dementia Diagnosis and Care in England, Dementia Experiences, Dementia Friends, Dementia Friends Programme, Dementia Sufferers, Dementia Sufferers (Alzheimer's Society), Dementia-Friendly Cities, Dementia-Friendly Communities, Dementia-Friendly Environments, Dementia-Friendly Hospitals, Dementia-Friendly Information, Dementia-Friendly Organisations, Diagnosis, Diagnosis and Assessment, Diagnosis and Referral, Diagnosis and Support, Early Diagnosis, Family and Caregiver Experiences, Family and Carers, Family Carers, Forgetfulness, G8 Dementia Summit, Improving Patient Experience, Information About Services, Information and Advice Services, Information and Support for Patients and Carers, Joan Bakewell (BBC Radio 4, Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA), Lived Experience, Living Well After Diagnosis, Living Well with Dementia, Memory Aids, Memory and Support Services, Memory Assessment Services, Memory Clinics, Memory Lapses, Memory Loss, Memory Problems, Mild Memory Problems, Moderate Exercise, Occupational Therapy, Older Carers, Physical Care in Dementia, Physical Exercise, Post-Diagnosis Support, Post-Diagnostic Dementia Support, Post-Diagnostic Support, Power of Attorney, Prime Minister's Challenge on Dementia, Professor Rowan Harwood, Professor Sube Banerjee, Prunella Scales, Recovery Rehabilitation and Reablement (RRR), Reducing Stigma, Rehabilitation in Dementia, Staying Healthy for Longer, Staying Independent, Stigma of Dementia, Stigma-Free Environments, Sube Banerjee: Centre for Dementia Studies at Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Suppose I Lose It: Joan Bakewell, Timely Diagnosis, Timothy West
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Senior Moments and Awareness of Memory Lapses: No Cause For Concern? (NHS Choices / Neurology)
Summary Research in the USA indicates that the experience of memory lapses (so-called “senior moments”) may be less a cause for concern than a failing sense of memory awareness (i.e. forgetting what has been forgotten). This study, which followed over … Continue reading →
Posted in 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
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Tagged Age-Related Memory Loss, Awareness of Memory Loss, Behind the Headlines, Cerebral Infarcts, Chicago, Coping with Memory Loss, Decline in Memory Awareness, Departments of Neurological Sciences and Pathology, Gross Cerebral Infarcts, Illinois Department of Public Health, Memory Lapses, Memory Loss, Memory Problems, Mild Memory Problems, Minority Aging Research Study (MARS), National Institute on Aging, National Institute on Aging (NIA), Neuropathologic Pathologic Basis of Unawareness of Memory Loss Before Dementia, Old-Age Memory Loss, Pathologic Basis of Unawareness of Memory Loss Before Dementia, Religious Orders Study, Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center, Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center and Departments of Neurological Sciences and Pathology, Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Core Centre, Rush Memory and Aging Project, Rush University Medical Center, Senior Moments, Tau Protein, Tau Tangles, Transactive Response DNA-Binding Protein 43 (TDP-43) Pathology, Unawareness of Memory Loss, United States, US National Institute on Aging, USA, Vascular Cognitive Impairment, Vascular Dementia
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Memory Lapses and Risk of Stroke (BBC News / Stroke)
Summary People with a university education and who experience memory problems could be at higher risk of a stroke, according to epidemiological research performed at Erasmus University Rotterdam. Full Text Link Reference Memory lapses in well-educated may signal stroke risk. … Continue reading →
Posted in BBC News, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, Quick Insights, Statistics, Stroke, Universal Interest
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Tagged BBC Health News, Cognitive Reserve, Cognitive Reserve Hypothesis, Department of Epidemiology: Erasmus University Medical Center, Department of Neurology: Erasmus University Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry: Erasmus University Medical Center, Department of Radiology: Erasmus University Medical Center, Epidemiology, Epidemiology and Statistics, Erasmus University, Erasmus University Medical Center, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Memory Impairment, Memory Lapses, Memory Lapses and Risk of Stroke, Memory Loss, Memory Problems, Mild Memory Problems, Netherlands, Neuroepidemiology, Risk Factors of Stroke, Risk of Incident Stroke, Risk of Stroke, Rotterdam, Stroke (Journal), Subjective Memory Complaints
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