CDC report: Cognitive disability tops list of disabilities in US adults
By
Donna Shryer
Jul 21, 2024
Cognitive disability emerged as the most prevalent disability in the United States in 2022, affecting 13.9% of adults. This is according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s annual update...
Study eyes link between sleep, cognitive decline in older women
By
Kristen Fischer
Jul 16, 2024
A new study will look at how sleep affects the development of dementia. Sleep problems, which are common in dementia, are often thought to be an outcome of the disease, but recent evidence indicates sleep...
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, June 12
By
Kristen Fischer
Jun 11, 2024
Menopausal hormone therapy linked to worsening brain white matter, study finds … Paper explores life with Alzheimer’s treatments … Report: Brain model can predict dementia … Beta-amyloid limits...
Also in the News for Wednesday, Dec. 13
By
Kimberly Marselas
Dec 13, 2023
Use of Medicare-covered cognitive assessments tripled over 4 years, but most patients still being missed … Washington nursing homes missed key life safety, emergency preparedness and infection control...
Learn how to fight burnout at the McKnight’s Senior Living Online Expo in 1 week
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 11, 2021
The chief nursing officer of Vocera Communications will share solutions that can remove hassles, restore human connections and increase safety and health justice for residents, families and frontline workers...
Singing show tunes combats dementia: study
By
Tim Mullaney
Nov 13, 2013
Long-term care operators might want to add show-tune sing-alongs to their dementia care plans, new research suggests.
Researchers make ‘stunning’ Alzheimer’s breakthrough, return affected neurons to normal...
By
McKnight's Staff
Mar 22, 2013
A major breakthrough in Alzheimer’s research could lead to new and more effective ways of treating the disease, according to a recently released study in the Journal of Neuroscience.
Two new good-mood payoffs: memories, decisions improve
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 02, 2013
Boosting the mood of seniors helps them do better on decision-making and working-memory tests, researchers have found. In the first study to demonstrate how a positive mood can help older adults with brain...
Improving care for cognitively impaired residents the focus of April 24 McKnight’s webcast
By
McKnight's Staff
Apr 10, 2012
Providers can learn how to better handle one of their most challenging caregiving categories — cognitively impaired residents — by tuning in to a free McKnight’s webcast April 24.
Brain games do not improve people’s cognitive skills, study finds
Apr 21, 2010
A new study debunks the theory that brain-training games help to boost people’s cognitive abilities.