Sentences with phrase «on cognitive aging»

Some researchers have speculated that the effect of estrogen on cognitive aging might differ depending on when exposure occurs.

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As countries around the world respond to their aging populations, the French results shine a spotlight on why it's important to keep up high levels of cognitive and social stimulation through work and retired life.

Gross says focusing on video games was as much about the science of tracking and collecting information about patients» vision, as it is about the psychology in having a testing format that appeals to a wide range of ages and cognitive abilities — from children through elderly — regardless of reading or language skills.

Citing intervention - based trials and epidemiological studies, the National Institute on Aging found that exercise can also play a key role in reducing your risk for Alzheimer's and general cognitive decline.

Indeed, he found, the bilingual people in this group performed better than expected on intelligence tests at their advanced age, and showed less relative cognitive decline compared to monolingual people.

The latest science has already shown that it's possible to reverse cognitive decline in the middle - aged brain, and it's possible to rewire your brain as an adult through practice and «deliberate performance,» and learn new skills on the fly.

To win in the age of cognitive computing and cybersecurity, IBM is betting big on design thinking.

Regression on cognitive tests by drinking categories Controls: age, gender, education, health history, mental health treatment, family history of dementia); results for exdrinkers same as for drinkers

Despite increasing interest in cognitive health from an aging population, the majority (over two - thirds) of global launches marketed on a brain health platform are baby foods, particularly infant formulas and milks, where DHA is often used for its brain development properties.

Clinical studies indicate that moderate coffee consumption is benign or mildly beneficial in healthy adults, with continuing research on whether long - term consumption inhibits cognitive decline during aging or lowers the risk of some forms of cancer.

Clinical studies indicate that moderate Kona consumption is benign or mildly beneficial in healthy adults, with continuing research on whether long - term consumption inhibits cognitive decline during aging or lowers the risk of some forms of cancer.

Clinical studies indicate that moderate coffee consumption is beneficial in healthy adults, with continuing research on whether long - term consumption inhibits cognitive decline during aging or lowers the risk of some forms of cancer.

Clinical studies indicate that moderate Kona consumption is benign or mildly beneficial in healthy adults, with continuing online research on whether long - term consumption inhibits cognitive decline during aging or lowers the risk of some forms of cancer.

Activities in Waldorf early childhood education take into consideration the age - specific developmental needs of young children, from a focus on will - oriented physical activity in the first three years, then on imaginative play in the middle years of early childhood, and later a more cognitive approach to learning after the child enters school.

Specifically, pay attention to whether a motor, verbal and cognitive skills are on target for your child's age level.

Another study tracking 108 French - Canadian children found that kids who were securely - attached at age 6 scored higher on communication, cognitive engagement, and motivation to master new skills at age 8 (Moss et al 1998).

We used data from a large cluster - randomized trial to assess the impact of a breastfeeding promotion intervention on socioeconomic inequalities in breastfeeding (exclusivity and duration) and in child cognitive ability at early school age.

However, inequalities were not widened in cognitive functioning at early school age, despite the beneficial effect of the intervention on cognition.

To address the issues above, this paper reports on the results of an 18 - year longitudinal study of the relationships between infant feeding practices and later cognitive ability and academic achievement in a birth cohort of > 1000 New Zealand children studied from birth to age 18 years.

A discussion on the impact that ages 0 - 3 has on a child's development — emotional, physical, cognitive, etc..

Findings from the National Early Head Start Research and Evaluation project, a rigorous Congressionally - mandated study, indicate that the program had modest but positive impacts on EHS children at age three in cognitive, language, and social - emotional development, compared to a control group.xxiii In addition, their parents scored higher than control group parents on such aspects of the home environment as parenting behavior and knowledge of infant - toddler development.

It could also add an estimated US$ 300 billion into the global economy annually, based on improvements in cognitive ability if every infant was breastfed until at least 6 months of age and their expected increased earnings later in life.

Most previous studies have compared breast fed children with children who were exclusively formula fed, but some studies have found that the correlation between breast feeding and cognitive ability increases with a longer duration of breast feeding.3 13 30 A Finnish study of 1163 children found a mean difference of 2.4 points on a cognitive test at 6 months of age between children breast fed for less than five months, compared to children breast fed for at least five months.10

Patients showing gadolinium in the vitreous chamber at the later timepoint tended to be of older age, have a history of hypertension, and have more bright spots on their brain scans, called white matter hyperintensities, that are associated with brain aging and decreased cognitive function.

Based on analyses of current IQ data, he speculates that we are not born with more mental potential than our ancestors; however, because our modern brain is expected to handle higher - level cognitive tasks from a very young age, our mental capabilities have changed.

Wagster says research over the past several decades has shed new light on what may cause age - related cognitive decline and what is no longer considered to be true.

After undergoing the complex process, nine of the 10 participants, who suffered from cognitive impairment or memory loss associated with Alzheimer's, displayed improvement in memory three to six months into the program — a joint venture between the Mary S. Easton Center for Alzheimer's Disease Research at UCLA and the Buck Institute for Research on Aging.

«This is critical given that obesity, which has recently been linked with cognitive deficits in young and middle - aged adults, and physical inactivity are on the rise in young adults,» Schon said.

The BLSA has been connecting the dots on the physical and cognitive changes that take place as we age since 1958.

Looking forward, he envisions seeing patients in a small cognitive neurology clinical practice while continuing his research on memory and aging.

After controlling for factors known to influence brain volume and cognitive test scores, such as age and gender, the researchers found that a higher self - reported frequency of game playing was significantly associated with greater brain volume in several regions involved in Alzheimer's disease (such as the hippocampus) and with higher cognitive test scores on memory and executive function.

Scientists have studied brain changes on short terms of seconds and minutes, such as when research subjects complete a task, as well as on the long term of years, documenting cognitive decline during the aging process.

Yonas E. Geda, M.D. and colleagues at the Mayo Clinic investigated the relationship between timing of exercise (mid - life / 50 -65 vs. late - life / 70 and above) and risk of new cases of dementia in 280 older adults (median age = 81) with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) from the Mayo Clinic Study of Aging, and reported on their findings at AAIC 2014.

Multiple studies in older adults indicate that on - screen exercises can slow age - related cognitive decline, but improving the cognition of other groups is another question.

These findings, relevant in the context of Singapore's rapidly ageing society, pave the way for future work on sleep loss and its contribution to cognitive decline, including dementia.

However, this new study could not demonstrate an association between muscle strength and cognitive function when using a model based on mere handgrip strength and age.

«Meditate regularly for an improved attention span in old age: Extensive study finds that regular meditation sessions can have a long - lasting effect on a person's attention span and other cognitive abilities.»

Eack says many previous ASD treatments have been more behavioral in nature, without a focus on trying to improve core cognitive challenges, and it's especially important for this age group.

To evaluate whether the experimental treatment is safe and whether it might be able to reduce frailty, Maharaj plans to run a battery of baseline testing on each clinical trial participant before they get their first infusion of young plasma and then monitor their changes for two years: That means cognitive exams, questionnaires about their quality of life and their indicators of frailty, and tests to measure biomarkers he believes are linked with aging, such as telomere lengths and DNA methylation.

Han and Lachs believe it's important to understand AAFV as a condition in order to protect older adults who exhibit signs of it, distinct from behavior brought on by cognitive impairment or problems with financial judgement that preceded older age.

In a Review published on March 20 in the journal Trends in Cognitive Sciences, psychologists Ike Silver and Alex Shaw consider how our fascination with social status begins around age five, when kids begin to consider how they are viewed by others and behave in ways that cultivate positive reputations.

Now, new research suggests the loss of certain types of cognitive skills with age may stem from problems with basic sensory tasks, such as making quick judgments based on visual information.

A multidisciplinary group of scientists from the Sanders - Brown Center on Aging at the University of Kentucky have identified an interesting connection between the health of the brain tissue that supports cognitive functioning and the presence of dementia in adults with Down syndrome.

Rabbitt and his colleagues have recently completed a large study, based on 6000 subjects, of how ageing affects a whole range of cognitive abilities.

The researchers from the University's Department of Social Policy and Intervention, and the Swedish Institute for Social Research, Stockholm, studied the test scores measuring cognitive ability of children aged between 10 and 13, and found they had a strong effect on a child's subsequent educational performance.

«The tool - using features of the H. naledi hand, in combination with its small brain size, has interesting implications for what cognitive requirements might be needed to make and use tools, and, depending on the age of these fossils, who might have made the stone tools that we find in South Africa,» Tracy Kivell at the University of Kent in England, lead author of one of the two H. naledi papers, said in a statement.

Noting that the prescription of PPIs is on the rise among middle - aged and older adults, a team of researchers designed a new study to examine PPIs and the risk of dementia, mild cognitive impairment, and Alzheimer's disease.

The effect of aging on cognitive processes such as learning, memory and logical reasoning have so far been studied almost exclusively in people.

He found that youth and old age were correlated: nuns whose early writing samples, like the one shown here, had scored in the bottom third for idea density were more likely to perform below normal on cognitive tests.

Based on complete work histories and extensive cognitive assessments among respondents to the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) in 13 countries, the research team examined how employment gaps associated with unemployment, sickness, homemaking, training and maternity spells relate to cognitive function and aging - related cognitive decline at older age.