Lower cutoff points for Montreal cognitive assessment needed
Jan 17, 2024
A high false-positive rate was seen when used in primary care with a diverse patient population.
Bariatric surgery tied to slower cognitive decline in people with obesity
Jan 17, 2024
No association was seen between improvements in cardiometabolic risk factors and cognition.
We must prioritize lifelong learning for residents
By
Joseph Villanueva
Jan 08, 2024
Senior living communities should offer and ensure access to a wealth of opportunities for expanding the minds of their residents.
Sleep fragmentation linked to worse cognition in midlife
Jan 03, 2024
“Our findings indicate that the quality rather than the quantity of sleep matters most for cognitive health in midlife,” the authors wrote.
Business briefs, Jan. 3
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 03, 2024
PRF reporting period 6 opens … Noncompetes, wage transparency among top employment law changes for 2024 … 22 states increased minimum wage Jan. 1 … State creates LLC ownership transparency database...
Post-COVID-19 brain health impaired versus healthy controls
Dec 28, 2023
However, brain health is comparable to that of patients hospitalized for other medical conditions of similar severity
Thyrotoxicosis linked to risk for incident cognitive disorder
Dec 28, 2023
Exogenous thyrotoxicosis remained a significant risk factor for cognitive disorders when stratified by cause and severity.
Pet ownership may slow cognitive decline in older adults living alone
Dec 26, 2023
The findings were seen for verbal cognition, including verbal memory and verbal fluency.
Negative wealth shock linked to accelerated cognitive decline
Dec 26, 2023
Associations with accelerated cognitive decline and increased dementia risk were seen for white participants and those aged fewer than 65 years.
Lucky seniors to receive tech-heavy brain games in time for holidays, thanks to new partnership
By
Aaron Dorman
Dec 20, 2023
A high-end senior living community in Washington state will be offering Thinkie Inc.’s brain game suite to residents under a new partnership.
