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Tag Archives: National Institute on Aging
More on Possible Blood Tests for Pre-Symptomatic Alzheimer’s Disease (NHS Digital / Nature Medicine)
Summary People with a rare hereditary form of Alzheimer’s Disease (Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer’s Disease) have raised levels of a protein called neurofilament light chain (NfC) in their blood, arising from damage to previously healthy nerve cells. These elevated levels of … Continue reading
Posted in Diagnosis, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, NHS Digital (Previously NHS Choices), Quick Insights, Universal Interest
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Re-Examining the Potential of Brain Training for Reducing Risk of Developing Dementia (NHS Choices / Alzheimer’s & Dementia)
Summary There appears to be some evidence that brain training (cognitive stimulation) using computer-based memory training games may assist in the preservation of cognitive functioning in older adults, aged 65 or above, and might have some limited potential to help … Continue reading
Posted in 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, Universal Interest
Tagged Advanced Cognitive Training in Vital Elderly Trial, Advanced Training in Vital Elderly Study (ACTIVE), Alzheimer's Association International Conference (Toronto), Alzheimer’s and Dementia (Journal), Alzheimer’s and Dementia: Translational Research and Clinical Interventions, Bazian, Behind the Headlines, Brain Training, Brain Training Games, Cognitive and Aerobic Resilience for the Brain Trial, 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, Computer Games, Concentrated Attention, Critical Appraisals, Dementia Risk Reduction and Prevention, Indiana Alzheimer Disease Center, Indiana University, Memory Training, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE), MMSE: Mini-Mental State Examination, Moderna Therapeutics, National Institute of Nursing Research, National Institute on Aging, New Technology, Pennsylvania State University, Reasoning, Reasoning Training, Speed Training (Cognitive), Speed Training (Reasoning), United States, University of South Florida, USA
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Hospital Re-Admission Risks Alter Over Time After Discharge? (Nursing Times / Annals of Internal Medicine)
Summary The risk factors for hospital re-admissions may change over a 30-day period following discharge from hospital, according to US research. There appears to be two distinct phases of re-admission risk; one up to eight days and one up to … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, International, Management of Condition, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Statistics, Universal Interest
Tagged Acute Care, Acute Hospital Care, Acute Hospitals, Annals of Internal Medicine, Avoidable Acute Hospital Admission in Older People, Avoidable Hospital Admissions, Early Versus Late Readmissions, Emergency Readmissions, Harvard Catalyst, Harvard University, Health Resources and Services Administration: National Institute on Aging, Hospital Re-Admission Risks, Hospital Re-Admission Risks: Time After Discharge, Hospital Re-Admission Risks: Time of Day at Discharge, Hospital Readmission Risk Factors, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Nursing Times, Readmissions, Reducing Early Hospital Readmissions, United States, USA
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Loss of Sense of Smell in Older Adults (BBC News / PLoS ONE / NHS Choices)
Summary A survey at the University of Chicago of 3,000 adults between the ages of 57-85 found that 39% with the poorest sense of smell were dead within five years; contrasted with only 10% who identified odours correctly. While the … Continue reading
Posted in BBC News, For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, NHS Digital (Previously NHS Choices), Quick Insights, Universal Interest
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Cardio-Respiratory Fitness and Cognitive Function in Middle Age: CARDIA Study (BBC News / Neurology)
Summary There is further evidence for the long-term benefits of physical exercise in the reducing risk of cognitive decline in later life. Research indicates that a higher level of cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) is associated with better cognitive function (measured in … Continue reading
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