There are a number of things that cause short term memory loss and
other cognitive problems in mothers who are either pregnant or just gave birth.
A group of Harvard epidemiologists analyzed data from the 121,700 - participant, three - decade - long Nurses» Health Study and found that middle - aged women who drink a glass of wine a day (or its equivalent) are 20 percent less likely than nondrinkers to suffer from age - related memory impairment and
other cognitive problems later in life.
Even the most well - mannered newborns wake up 2 - 3 times in the night to eat and this continued lack of sleep can lead to short term memory loss as well
as other cognitive problems.
After a concussion, a person can be left with disturbed sleep, memory deficits and
other cognitive problems for years, but a new study led by Rebecca Spencer at the University of Massachusetts Amherst suggests that despite these abnormalities, sleep still helps them to overcome memory deficits, and the benefit is Frontier in Human Neurosciequivalent to that seen in individuals without a history of mild traumatic brain injury (TBI), also known as concussion.
Researchers from the Örebro University Hospital in Sweden say the obesity - prone kids may be showing subtle signs of «poorer neurological function,» and that may explain why obese adults are at greater risk of dementia and
other cognitive problems in old age.
«No,» Berger said, in a response that harkened back to the NFL's pre-2009 League of Denial days, when a league medical advisor refused to acknowledge that multiple head injuries sustained in football were linked with depression, dementia, or
other cognitive problems.
This work expands upon previous research which has shown that after being hospitalized, older adults are at high risk for memory and
other cognitive problems, including both transient (temporary) delirium and long - term changes in cognition, including dementia.
Researchers have found a variant gene in schizophrenics that appears to be implicated in defective working memory and
other cognitive problems that characterize the disease.
In pseudodementia, a person may appear confused, exhibit depressive symptoms such as sleep disturbance, and complain of memory impairment and
other cognitive problems.
Studies have suggested a correlation between people who work after midnight or in locations that have no natural light, like dark factories or mine shafts, and mental health issues, like depression, sleep disorders, and
other cognitive problems.
That agent, aducanumab, is designed to bind preferentially to the early clumps of amyloid as they form plaques, and therefore may be more useful in mild or moderate patients who are already showing signs of memory loss and
other cognitive problems.
Iron deficiency is best known for causing mild anemia and fatigue, but iron is also required for proper function of the brain, and deficiency can cause memory and
other cognitive problems, particularly in the very young.
TBIs may present as blurred vision, nausea, ringing ears, short - term memory problems, or
other cognitive problems.
I also have a special interest in the treatment of older adults, health psychology, brain injury, and
other cognitive problems.