Cognitive Decline

Older adults who are experiencing cognitive decline may have increased feelings of a lack of purpose in life, according to new research.

While certain disabilities declined in the decade from 2008 to 2017 among older adults, Black people experienced more cognitive problems at the beginning and end of the decade, a new study shows.

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One sign that cognitive decline is getting worse: chronic constipation. According to a new study, having just one bowel movement every three days or more — instead of daily — is the equivalent cognitively...

Wearing hearing aids slowed cognitive decline by 48% in older adults with mild to moderate hearing loss. This group also was at a higher risk for cognitive decline, a new study shows. 

Individuals who suffer heart attacks are more likely to suffer cognitive decline over time as they get older, according to a new study published in JAMA Neurology.

Individuals with obstructive sleep apnea may be at significantly greater risk for cognitive decline as they age, even among patients who otherwise are healthy and not obese, a new study finds.

Postoperative delirium may speed the rate of cognitive decline in older adults by 40% within six years after a major elective surgery, a new study has found

Only 47% of those with subjective cognitive decline reported that they had discussed the issue with a healthcare professional.