A digital version of the classic clock-drawing test can accurately identify early Alzheimer’s disease (AD) pathology in asymptomatic patients in less than 5 minutes, new research shows. Investigators found that the digital clock-drawing test (DCTclock), a US Food and Drug Administration registered Class II medical device for cognitive assessment, was able to distinguish cognitively normal […]
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Vitamin D Deficiency Linked to Early Cognitive Impairment in MS
Vitamin D deficiency detected at the time of diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS) is associated with cognitive impairment and may also affect disability, according to new research that adds to the known adverse relationship between low vitamin D and MS. “We confirmed that low vitamin D may affect not only early disability but also cognition […]
The right diet slows cognitive decline – natural healing naturopathic specialist portal
This diet slows down cognitive decline Diet-related factors, according to a current analysis about how quickly the cognitive deterioration with increasing age progresses. A diet with a high proportion of vegetables, whole grains, fish and olive oil seems to be the spiritual power of slow shrinkage. Researchers from the National Institutes of Health in the […]
Link between hearing and cognition begins earlier than once thought
Research has shown that adults with age-related hearing loss have higher rates of cognitive decline. Now, a study from researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons has found that even the earliest stage of hearing loss—when hearing is still considered normal—is linked to cognitive decline. The study was published online today in […]
Scientists will see decisions before they are aware
Scientists sometimes decisions before the people know this, the magazine IFLScience and reported: In a study participants between two Patterns selected, and the study conductor using the images on a functional magnetic resonance imaging to predict which one would you choose. Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)is an imaging procedure, the activated […]