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Category: cognition

cognition / dementia / diabetes / Health and Medicine / older adults / teeth

Diabetes and tooth loss speed up cognitive decline

A growing connection among diabetes, tooth loss, and dementia highlights the importance of dental care and diabetes management as you age.

cognition / depression / food / food insecurity / Health and Medicine / malnutrition / older adults

Food insecurity can speed older adults’ cognitive decline

Older adults who don’t have enough food to eat may experience cognitive decline equivalent to being as much as 4.5 year older.

biomarkers / cognition / dementia / Health and Medicine / older adults

Compound in blood plasma may predict dementia risk

Low levels of ergothioneine, a diet-derived compound in blood plasma, may help identify older adults at risk of developing dementia.

cognition / exercise / Health and Medicine / mindfulness / older adults

Exercise, mindfulness don’t boost healthy older adults’ cognition

Exercise and mindfulness don’t improve the cognitive function of healthy older adults, a large study finds.

brains / cognition / dreams / electrodes / neurons / Science and Technology

Electrodes to probe synapses in pursuit of dreams

Researchers have taken a step toward understanding how human thoughts and dreams emerge from electrical pulses in the brain’s trillions of synapses.

Apps / cognition / Health and Medicine / multiple sclerosis

App may help people with MS ward off cognitive decline

A new app in development may help people with multiple sclerosis stave off the cognitive decline that can come with the disease.

Apps / cognition / Health and Medicine / multiple sclerosis

App may help people with MS ward off cognitive decline

A new app in development may help people with multiple sclerosis stave off the cognitive decline that can come with the disease.

antiretroviral / brains / children's health / cognition / depression / Health and Medicine / HIV / malnutrition

Kids with HIV have higher risk of neurological problems

Kids with HIV do worse in neurological tests even when their disease is controlled. Better nutrition and antiretroviral therapies may help.

aging / cognition / Health and Medicine / neighborhoods / older adults / social lives

Try it: Map rates how well your neighborhood protects cognition

Does your neighborhood protect your cognitive health as you age? A new interactive map can help you find out.

brains / cognition / dementia / Health and Medicine / muscles / older adults

Low muscle mass linked to cognitive decline

A new study highlights the importance of muscle mass as an independent factor linked with rapid cognitive decline in older adults.

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