Cognition

Different oxygen saturation targets did not significantly impact 1-year cognition or quality of life in mechanically ventilation adults, according to results published in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

CHICAGO — Adhering to a healthy diet by midlife can influence a patient’s quality of life in their senior years, including helping them stay mentally sharp for longer, according to research from the annual NUTRITION meeting.

DENVER — Treatment with a novel therapeutic led to clinically significant improvement in cognition for young persons with Angelman syndrome, Kemi Olugemo, MD, FAAN, said in this Healio video at the American Academy of Neurology annual meeting.

The ability to reason and solve new problems, known as fluid cognition, is lower among patients with systemic lupus erythematosus compared with the general population, according to data published in Arthritis Care & Research.

Daily multivitamin supplementation was linked to benefits in both memory and cognition, according to a study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

Sleep fragmentation, rather than sleep duration or self-reported sleep quality, in early midlife was associated with worse executive function, fluency and cognition more than a decade later, according to research in Neurology.

Asking about sleep habits during routine visits can help primary care physicians address cognitive decline among aging patients, according to experts.

Modifiable risk reduction strategies improved cognitive scores as well as dementia risk factors and quality of life for older adults at risk for dementia, according to study results published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

PHILADELPHIA — Baseline eGFR may be linked with cognition and longitudinal brain structural changes in regions with specific gene expression characteristics, according to findings of a Canadian study presented at ASN Kidney Week.

A systematic review and meta-analysis of trial literature found that medications investigated for treatment of agitation in dementia demonstrated no significant effect on cognition, according to a poster presentation at CTAD.