News tagged with cognitive test
Dehydration Affects Mood, Not Just Motor Skills
Nov 24, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Dehydration has long been known to compromise physical performance. Now, a new study provides insight into the effects of mild dehydration on young athletes, and possibly into the lives of ...
Does diabetes speed up memory loss in Alzheimer's disease?
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
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 ...
Cognitive testing, gender and brain lesions may predict MS disease progression risk
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
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 ...
Gene variations can be barometer of behavior, choices
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jul 20, 2009 |
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Researchers at Brown University and the University of Arizona have determined that variations of three different genes in the brain (called single-nucleotide polymorphisms) may help predict a person's tendency ...
Most neuropsychological tests don't tell Alzheimer's disease from vascular dementia
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jul 08, 2009 |
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Most of the cognitive tests that have been used to decide whether someone has Alzheimer's disease or vascular dementia have not been very helpful when used alone. A new report published by the American Psychological Association ...
Age-related eye disease may be associated with cognitive impairment
May 11, 2009 |
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Older adults with low scores on tests of cognitive function, including thinking, learning and memory appear more likely to have the early stages of the eye disease age-related macular degeneration, according to a report in ...
