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Long-term consumption of water with fluoride levels far above established drinking water standards may be linked to cognitive impairments in children, according to a new pilot study from Tulane University. The study, published in the…

Results of a long-term, federally funded study of cognitively healthy adults -- most with a family history of Alzheimer's disease -- have added to evidence that low spinal fluid levels of a protein linked to learning and memory in mice may…

The majority of older adults with cognitive impairment are still driving, despite concerns raised by caregivers and others, a Michigan Medicine study in a South Texas community finds. Researchers assessed more than 600 adults over 65 years…

Lori Solomon FRIDAY, June 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Adult survivors of childhood cancer have an elevated risk for late-onset memory impairment, according to a study published online May 31 in…

Elana Gotkine FRIDAY, May 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For schizophrenia patients with tardive dyskinesia (TD), there may be sex differences in cognitive impairment, with a protective effect suggested…

Elana Gotkine FRIDAY, April 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For cognitively normal individuals, the Stages of Objective Memory Impairment (SOMI) system predicts the transition to cognitive impairment,…

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In people with no thinking and memory problems, a simple test may predict the risk of developing cognitive impairment years later, according to a study published in the April 19, 2023, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the…

Brains are like puzzles, requiring many nested and codependent pieces to function well. The brain is divided into areas, each containing many millions of neurons connected across thousands of synapses. These synapses, which enable…

South African big-six bank Absa says it remains committed to Ghana for the long haul, even as it raised nearly R3 billion in impairment charges to cushion it against the west African nation’s sovereign debt crisis. Absa on Monday reported…