News tagged with cognitive neurology
New study pinpoints difference in the way children with autism learn new behaviors
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Jul 06, 2009 |
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Researchers from the Kennedy Krieger Institute and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have collaborated to uncover important new insights into the neurological basis of autism.
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Men more likely to have problems with memory and thinking skills
Apr 16, 2008 |
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When it comes to remembering things, new research shows men are more likely than women to have mild cognitive impairment, the transition stage before dementia. The research will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology ...
Delirium may cause rapid cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease
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May 04, 2009 |
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Alzheimer's disease patients who develop delirium, a sudden state of severe confusion and disorientation, are significantly more likely to experience rapid cognitive decline than Alzheimer's patients who didn't experience ...
Staying sharp: New study uncovers how people maintain cognitive function in old age
Jun 08, 2009 |
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Not everyone declines in cognitive function with age. Elderly people who exercise at least once a week, have at least a high school education and a ninth grade literacy level, are not smokers and are more socially active ...
Children with newly diagnosed epilepsy at risk for cognitive problems
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Aug 12, 2009 |
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Children who have normal IQs before they experience a first seizure may also have problems with language, memory, learning and other cognitive skills, according to a study published in the August 12, 2009, online issue of ...
White matter changes may predict dementia risk
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Jul 13, 2009 |
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Elderly people with no memory or thinking problems are more likely to later develop thinking problems if they have a growing amount of "brain rust," or small areas of brain damage, according to a study published in the July ...
Shrinking in hippocampus area of brain precedes Alzheimer's disease
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Mar 16, 2009 |
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People who have lost brain cells in the hippocampus area of the brain are more likely to develop dementia, according to a study published in the March 17, 2009, print issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the Americ ...
High blood pressure linked to memory problems in middle age
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Aug 24, 2009 |
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High blood pressure is linked to memory problems in people over 45, according to research published in the August 25, 2009, print issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
Cognitive testing, gender and brain lesions may predict MS disease progression risk
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Jul 29, 2009 |
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Cognitive testing may help people with inactive or benign multiple sclerosis (MS) better predict their future with the disease, according to a study published in the July 29, 2009, online issue of Neurology, the medical journa ...
Reading ability protects brain from lead exposure
Jul 31, 2007 |
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Lead smelter workers who are better readers have more protection against the effect of lead exposure on the brain than those who do not read as well, according to a study on the impact of cognitive reserve published in the ...
Does diabetes speed up memory loss in Alzheimer's disease?
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Oct 27, 2009 |
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ST. PAUL, Minn. -Research has shown that diabetes increases the risk of Alzheimer's disease and the risk of memory loss in people who don't have Alzheimer's disease. But it hasn't been clear whether people with Alzheimer's ...
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