Study highlights new type of memory loss often mistaken for Alzhemer’s in older adults
By
Kristen Fischer
Jul 17, 2024
Researchers at Mayo Clinic have defined criteria for a memory-loss syndrome in older adults that affects the brain’s limbic system and often is mistaken for Alzheimer’s disease.
Depression, memory decline trigger each other in older adults, study finds
By
Kristen Fischer
Jun 11, 2024
Depressive symptoms are linked to later memory decline in older people. The opposite is also true: Poorer memory is associated with an increase in depressive symptoms later on, according to a study published...
Study: Joint surgery not linked to excess memory decline
By
Kristen Fischer
Jan 10, 2024
Older adults commonly have a decline in how they perform on neuropsychological tests after a total joint arthroplasty like a hip or knee surgery. A new study found that people who undergo the operations...
Clinical briefs for Monday, Nov. 27
By
Kristen Fischer
Nov 27, 2023
LTCH closures send more patients to nursing homes … 12-month prescriptions could aid pharmacist crisis … Whole grains linked to slower memory decline in Black people … Study centers on bone health...
Food insecurity linked to faster memory decline in older adults
By
John Roszkowski
Jul 06, 2023
Older adults who face food insecurity may experience more rapid memory decline than those who have enough to eat, a new study finds.
Insomnia increases odds of memory decline in older adults
By
Alicia Lasek
Sep 07, 2022
Insomnia may be an important target for early intervention to help prevent age-related cognitive decline, investigators say.
Two-hour OGTT can predict future episodic memory decline
Sep 24, 2021
Higher value on OGTT at baseline linked to worse performance and greater decline in word-list delayed recall test