Risk factors associated with cognitive impairment development in older adults
1. This longitudinal prospective cohort study found that older adults with trajectories involving impairments to instrumental activities of daily living, ...
Tag: cognitive impairment
Neonatal docosahexaenoic acid supplementation is associated with higher IQ scores at five years of age
1. For infants born before 29 weeks gestation, the use of enteral docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) until 36 weeks of postpartum ...
Mirtazapine not effective in treating agitation in patients with dementia
1. Compared to placebo, mirtazapine did not significantly reduce agitation in patients with dementia. 2. There was no significant difference ...
Methylphenidate associated with short-term reduction in symptoms of apathy in patients with Alzheimer disease
1. Methylphenidate provides a treatment approach with modest but potentially clinically significant benefit for apathy symptoms in patients with Alzheimer ...
No interventions proven to prevent late-life dementia
1. Pharmacologic treatments had no impact on preventing late-life dementia in patients with normal cognition. 2. Adverse events were increased ...
Declining blood pressure in elderly associated with subcortical microinfarcts
1. By comparing the baseline blood pressures and BP trends of elderly individuals with or without subcortical or cortical microinfarcts ...
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease associated with brain volume loss in middle-aged individuals
1. In this cross-sectional study of middle-aged adults, radiologic evidence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) was associated with reduced ...
Sleep disordered breathing linked to impaired cognitive function
1. In this meta-analysis of available studies, prospective data demonstrated that sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) is associated with an increased risk ...
High incidence of cognitive impairment associated with colorectal cancer
1. In a prospective study of over 360 patients with colorectal cancer (CRC), there was a significant increase in the ...
No significant improvement in older adult cognitive function with moderate physical activity
1. In this study, physical activity, compared to a health education program, did not result in significant improvements from baseline ...