Sentences with phrase «related cognitive decline»

The new study shows which spines are lost and what their impact is on brain function, giving us a foundation to research treatment interventions to protect against age - related cognitive decline.
We can do what is necessary to build and extend LAP services across the country to incorporate dementia and age - related cognitive decline.
Normal age - related cognitive decline means that each of us will, over time:
Aside from avoiding increased risks of joint disorders and cancers, there is an indication that age - related cognitive decline could be accelerated by neutering [31].
However, the possibility that age - related cognitive decline could be accelerated by neutering should be noted2.
The most common reasons for excessive vocalization in cats, particularly elderly felines, include hyperthyroidism, cardiovascular conditions (particularly hypertension) and age - related cognitive decline.
For example, during the discussion the authors comment that based on the data males should be neutered well beyond puberty; «However, the possibility that age - related cognitive decline could be accelerated by neutering should be noted [26].»
In 2002, veterinary behaviorist Dr. Jacqui Neilson suggested that mental exercises could be used to help slow down age - related cognitive decline in animals, based on studies of humans with Alzheimer's disease.
They are believed to be among the key drivers of Alzheimer's disease and age - related cognitive decline.
A key feature of the brain - healthy Mediterranean diet, olive oil actively combats age - related cognitive decline by protecting against inflammation and oxidative stress.
Cognitive decline: Coffee consumption is consistently associated with lower rates of age - related cognitive decline.
These toxic plaques are associated with age - related cognitive decline and even traumatic brain injury.
«Results conclude that some aspects of age - related cognitive decline begin in healthy, educated adults when they are in their 20s and 30s.»
-- Ketosis certainly helps people with neurodegeneration conditions such as Alzheimer's disease, aging - related cognitive decline, epilepsy, and Parkinson's disease * --
A mountain of gold - standard studies show it can help reduce age - related cognitive decline... support memory, focus and concentration... and maintain overall brain health as you age.
[3] Turmeric has also been shown to be highly effective in treating some of the diseases associated with chronic inflammation, including aging - related cognitive decline [4] and cardiovascular disease [5].
«The present findings support recent clinical trials suggesting that regular intake of cocoa flavanols may have a beneficial effect on cognitive function, and possibly protect against normal age - related cognitive decline
Vegetables may be particularly protective, in part because of certain compounds we eat that concentrate in the brain, found in dark green leafy vegetables, the consumption of which are associated with lower rates of age - related cognitive decline.
All age - related cognitive decline, mental disorder and memory loss involve some form of damage done to synapses.
Research published in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry indicates regular consumption of niacin - rich foods like peanuts provides protection against Alzheimer's disease and age - related cognitive decline.
Ellagic acid is considered one of the key phytonutrients in berries — which, for example, may play a role in the ability of berries to prevent age - related cognitive decline.
Given the importance of 3β - adiol for prostate cancer prevention, stress reduction and prevention of age - related cognitive decline, men using any type of 5AR inhibitor — natural compounds as well as patent medicines — should be monitored for over-inhibition.
One recent review from Baylor University examining decades of data, suggests that getting good sleep in middle age and young adulthood protects against age - related cognitive decline during senior years.
It begs the question, how effective might it be for those showing signs of age related cognitive decline
The more you challenge your brain, the more nerve pathways form — potentially slowing age - related cognitive decline and staving off Alzheimer's.
-- Protein contributes to brain health, improves blood sugar levels and even protects against age - related cognitive decline.
Dietary choline is another popular ingredient in treating age - related cognitive decline and that one study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found improved * cognitive performance in healthy individuals.
The thought is that vitex protects against «menopause - related cognitive decline» with fewer side effects (read: cancer risk) than other forms of estrogen replacement.
«The fact that they can detect this makes you wonder: What about when they get older and they start to have normal age - related cognitive decline?
Although many years ago we found that reactive oxygen species (ROS) are required for full expression of hippocampal LTP and memory, it is clear that the aged and diseased brain handle ROS much differently as many studies have pointed to a role for excessive ROS and oxidative stress in age - related cognitive decline and impaired memory associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD).
DA mutation in APP protects against Alzheimers disease and age - related cognitive decline.
Based on these results Lemere's team concluded that complement C3, or associated downstream signaling, play an important role in age - related cognitive decline and behavioral deficits.
Identifying the molecular triggers for the onset of AD - related cognitive decline presently requires the use of suitable animal models, such as the 3xTg - AD mice, which develop both amyloid and tangle pathology.
«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.»
We were thus able to conclude that age - related cognitive decline is accentuated by chemotherapy, providing basis for questioning the place of adjuvant chemotherapy in this elderly patient population.
They will also be able to look for genes associated with age - related cognitive decline.
«Whether these pathologies play a key role in age - related cognitive decline requires continued investigation of this species,» said Dr. Elliott Mufson, professor and Greening Chair in Aging at the Barrow Neurological Institute.
There is a finely graded inverse association between age and cognitive performance, 3 4 5 but the age at which cognitive decline becomes evident at the population level remains the subject of debate.5 6 7 A recent review of the literature concluded that there was little evidence of cognitive decline before the age of 60.8 This point of view, however, is not universally accepted.5 6 Clinicopathological studies show good correlation between neuropathology and the severity of cognitive decline, 9 10 11 and neurofibrillary tangles and amyloid plaques, the hallmarks of pathology, are known to be present in the brains of young adults.12 13 Emerging consensus on the long gestation period of dementia14 15 also suggests that adults aged under 60 are likely to experience age related cognitive decline.
Epidemiological studies show that diabetic patients have increased risk of depression, anxiety, age - related cognitive decline and Alzheimer's disease.
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.
We can protect ourselves against aging - related cognitive decline, prolong the vivacity of our immune systems, strengthen our bones, and empower our mitochondria, as well as reduce our risk of cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, neurodegenerative diseases, and certain cancers.
«Whether these pathologies play a key role in age - related cognitive decline requires continued investigation of this species,» said Elliott Mufson, Ph.D., professor and Greening Chair in Aging at the Barrow Neurological Institute.
Indeed, in some of our own research, my collaborators and I have shown that moderate physical activity may help to counter age - related cognitive decline.
It is thrilling for me as a cognitive neuroscientist, who has previously studied age - related cognitive decline, to find that cognitive training has the potential to strengthen the aging brain to function more like a younger brain.»
As life expectancy has increased, the burden of both normal age - related cognitive decline and neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's has become one of the biggest public health challenges worldwide.
«They have isolated one druggable target that appears to rejuvenate age - related cognitive decline in the hippocampus,» says biologist Eric Blalock of the University of Kentucky who was not involved in the study.
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.
The protein may have potential as a treatment for age - related cognitive decline and Alzheimer's disease.
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.
Identification of elderly individuals in the earliest stages of AD - related cognitive decline may be an important component of screening and identification of at - risk individuals.
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