Cognitive Function

A diet for adults that emphasizes certain foods with neuroprotective benefits may also be beneficial for children, a study presented at Nutrition 2023 found.

Patient data collected through claims and electronic heath records may help identify individuals with mild cognitive impairment in primary care, according to a poster presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference.

Volunteering may protect the brain against cognitive decline and dementia, according to research reported at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference.

Yoga may prevent inflammation and cognitive decline in those at risk, according to a poster presentation at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference.

Chronic constipation was associated with worse cognitive function, equal to 3 years of additional aging, according to research presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference.

Older adults that suffer with hypoxemia while sleeping showed decreased measures of cognition over a 5-year period, according to study results published in European Respiratory Journal.

An estimated 18.1 million cancer survivors live in the United States, according to American Cancer Society.

SAN FRANCISCO — Compared with children placed in institutional care, those placed in foster care at a young age had better cognitive, physical and psychopathological outcomes through adolescence, according to findings presented here.

INDIANAPOLIS — Measures of cardiovascular health, which include sleep, were found to be associated with cognitive performance in middle-aged and older adults, according to research presented at SLEEP 2023.

Patients who reported cognitive deficits in the first month of a COVID-19 diagnosis were more likely to develop long COVID than those without perceived deficits, according to study results published in JAMA Network Open.