Sentences with phrase «decline of cognitive impairment»

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Indeed, the apparent decline in Trump's spontaneous speech — that is, the unscripted answers he gives in interviews and press conferences — was one of the first behaviors that spurred debate about whether he was suffering cognitive decline or mild cognitive impairment.

A small 2009 study found that of the 41 participants with mild cognitive impairment, those who had higher stress ratings also had faster rates of cognitive decline.

Ongoing studies at Uppsala University in Sweden have shown that the chemical agent dubbed Pittsburgh Compound - B, or PIB, is a highly accurate marker of plaque buildup and that its abundance in the brain can predict whether patients with mild cognitive impairment will develop Alzheimer's — and when that decline will likely start.

People with mild cognitive impairment were defined as those who have a slight decline in cognition, mainly in memory in terms of remembering sequences or organization, and who score lower on tests such as the California Verbal Learning Test, which requires participants to recall a list of related words, such as a shopping list.

[Bryan James et al., «Life Space and Risk of Alzheimer Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment, and Cognitive Decline in Old Age»]

«It was the quality of sleep that predicted future cognitive decline in this study, not the quantity,» said lead author Terri Blackwell, MA, senior statistician at the California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute (CPMCRI) in San Francisco, Calif. «With the rate of cognitive impairment increasing and the high prevalence of sleep problems in the elderly, it is important to determine prospective associations with sleep and cognitive decline.»

«Results from this study, and the growing literature suggesting that OSA, cognitive decline and AD are related, may mean that age tips the known consequences of OSA from sleepiness, cardiovascular, and metabolic dysfunction to brain impairment,» Dr. Osorio said.

Conversely, those with negative scans experienced much less decline: 90 percent of participants with mild cognitive impairment but no plaque did not progress to Alzheimer's.

Brain imaging using radioactive dye can detect early evidence of Alzheimer's disease that may predict future cognitive decline among adults with mild or no cognitive impairment, according to a 36 - month follow - up study led by Duke Medicine.

Other research studies have reported a decline in social networks in people with Alzheimer's disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), and previous literature has shown psychological well - being in older age to be associated with reduced risk of developing Alzheimer's dementia.

Basak's laboratory, which is focused on cognitive interventions to improve abilities that decline with age, is conducting further research to evaluate differences among various types of video games, long - term effects of cognitive training using the games, and effects on patients already experiencing mild cognitive impairment.

Compared with men with sodium levels of 141 - 142 mmol / L, men with levels of 126 - 140 mmol / L were 30 % more likely to have cognitive impairment at baseline and 37 % more likely to experience cognitive decline over time.

«We are delighted to announce the award of Recovery Act funds to many dedicated, hardworking scientists committed to advancing scientific discovery into Alzheimer's disease and cognitive impairment,» said NIA Director Richard J. Hodes, M.D. «Over the next two years, the recipients will use this unprecedented boost in research funds to help reach our ultimate goal of understanding age - related cognitive decline and reducing the individual and societal burden of this devastating disease.»

Methods: From the Amsterdam Dementia Cohort, we included 429 non-demented elderly with subjective cognitive decline (SCD; n = 206, 61 ± 9 years, Mini-Mental State Exam (MMSE) 28 ± 2) and mild cognitive impairment (MCI; n = 223, 67 ± 8 years, MMSE 27 ± 2), with a... mean follow - up of 2.5 ± 1.6 years.

The operationalization of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) led to targeting earlier symptomatic cases of the illness and treatment strategies based less on pathology and more on a chance to halt or slow decline than there would be earlier in the disease.1 With the development of amyloid imaging, MCI due to AD diagnosis was refined, 2 and early - stage AD was extended further to include preclinical AD, 3 wherein a positive amyloid positron emission tomography (PET) scan or diagnostic low levels of cerebrospinal fluid β - amyloid (Aβ) indicated the presence of pathology in people who were cognitively normal.

Interestingly, the first complaints of memory decline occurred on an average of six years before mild cognitive impairment (a condition that sometimes, but not always, progresses to dementia) was diagnosed, and about nine years before dementia was diagnosed.

«This is the first study of its kind designed to test the effects of a diet on the decline of cognitive abilities among a large group of individuals 65 to 84 years old who currently do not have cognitive impairment,» says Martha Clare Morris, ScD, a nutritional epidemiologist at Rush and principal investigator of the study.

Researchers from the Wake Forest School of Medicine found that aerobic exercise appears to boost thinking skills and brain volume in adults diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment, a condition that sits in between normal age - related memory decline and more serious dementia.

His group has developed a new approach to the treatment of Alzheimer's disease, and this approach has led to the discovery of subtypes of Alzheimer's disease, followed by the first description of reversal of symptoms in patients with mild cognitive impairment and early Alzheimer's disease, with the ReCODE (Reversal of Cognitive Decline) cognitive impairment and early Alzheimer's disease, with the ReCODE (Reversal of Cognitive Decline) Cognitive Decline) protocol.

The ingredients in this formula have been clinically proven to improve symptoms of Subjective Cognitive Decline (SCD), Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), and Early Alzheimer's Disease.

Cognitive impairment leads to a decline in quality of life and is often the first sign of the most insidious form of dementia, Alzheimer's disease.

The age - related decline in growth hormone and associated IGF - 1 has been linked to age - related muscle atrophy, increased adipose tissue, and neuronal dysfunction.2, 9 In fact, growth hormone replacement therapy in elderly men has been shown to increase lean body mass.9 Growth hormone therapy (1 mg / day — for 5 months) has also been used to improve cognitive function in healthy adults and adults with mild cognitive impairment.10 While only modest amounts of growth hormone cross the blood - brain barrier, IGF - 1, which is actually responsible for the cognitive benefits, gets across just fine.

Certain types of mental decline result from exposure to toxins and to both endogenous and exogenous oxidizing agents — all of which appear to contribute to brain inflammation, scarring and cognitive impairment.

Besides, it can contribute to memory impairment, lower the risk of cognitive decline and help boost overall immunity.

A 2010 meta - analysis which included nine studies which looked at the effects of coffee / caffeine on different measures of cognitive impairment and / or decline (four studies on Alzheimer's disease; two on dementia or cognitive impairment; three on cognitive decline), found a reduced risk of cognitive decline across different measures of cognitive impairment (mean risk ratio 0.84) with caffeine intake, with moderate heterogeneity14.

As HGH levels were increased in otherwise healthy adults and those who were in the beginning stages of mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease, treatment began to ameliorate their cognitive declines as measured by numerous tests described in the Neurobiology of Aging in 2006.

The group was free of severe cognitive and physical impairments, the researchers said, though some were experiencing declines in their hearing or vision.

The longitudinal study involving 957 Chinese seniors aged 55 years or older has found that regular consumption of tea lowers the risk of cognitive decline in the elderly by 50 per cent, while APOE e4 gene carriers who are genetically at risk of developing Alzheimer's disease may experience a reduction in cognitive impairment risk by as much as 86 per cent.

My client could only remember three of the 10 items and was declined for coverage due to what was thought to be a cognitive impairment.»

The researchers analyzed information from 100 patients who likely have Alzheimer's disease, 60 patients with mild cognitive impairment, 100 with subjective cognitive decline, and a control group of 26 healthy individuals.

People with mild cognitive impairment that improves in the shorter term remain at increased risk of future cognitive decline