Study identifies brain injury as a cause of dementia in some older adults
A UCLA-led study finds that, with the use of MRI scans, it is possible to distinguish between memory loss caused by Alzheimer’s disease and traumatic brain injury.
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Memory Loss
New Diagnostic Criteria May Enable Earlier Detection of Cognitive Impairment in Women
Study finds when verbal memory test cut-offs were tailored to patient sex, more female patients and fewer male patients were considered to have amnesic mild cognitive impairment. This could change the way aMCI diagnoses are determined and make it easier to catch the condition in its early stages.
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Study Ties Poor Sleep to Reduced Memory Performance in Older Adults
A new study has found that variability in night-to-night sleep time and reduced sleep quality adversely affect the ability of
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