Greenspace exposure could improve cognitive function
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 02, 2022
A new study adds to increasing evidence that exposure to greenspace can help improve cognitive function.
Disengaged women especially at risk of cognitive decline in retirement: study
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 18, 2020
Results of a new study provide additional motivation for senior living communities to try to keep residents engaged, even in these times of restricted visits and social distancing.
4 surgeons general call for annual cognitive assessments
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Lois A. Bowers
Oct 14, 2019
Four former U.S. surgeons general are advocating for regular annual cognitive assessments as part of routine check-ups, calling dementia the No. 1 public health crisis.
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Sep 12, 2019
Oct. 7 is deadline to comment on U.S. Preventive Services Task Force draft statement on cognitive screening … ‘Revolutionary’ $53 million grant to fund 40 pilots to improve direct Alzheimer’s care...
$2.9 million study will seek ways to detect dementia earlier
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Lois A. Bowers
Sep 04, 2019
Researchers from Florida State University will use a $2.9 million grant from the National Institute on Aging of the National Institutes of Health to try to discover earlier ways to detect and treat age-related...
Playing online games can improve older adults’ ability to multitask cognitively
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Lois A. Bowers
Aug 21, 2019
Adults in their 70s and 80s are able to improve their ability to multitask cognitively as well as people in their 20s and 30s by playing online video games, according to a newly published study in Proceedings...
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Jun 20, 2019
Excessive napping linked to cognitive decline in older men … Florida gives the green light to fully autonomous vehicles … Ziegler Link•Age Fund II invests in K4Connect
Alzheimer’s vaccine shows promise in study
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Lois A. Bowers
Jun 12, 2019
A vaccine developed by University of New Mexico researchers has shown promise in preventing the formation of the tau tangles in the brain and someday potentially could prevent the cognitive decline typically...
ADL, cognitive needs higher for home health recipients in assisted living than in other settings
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Lois A. Bowers
May 30, 2019
Assisted living residents who receive services from home health agencies are more likely to have cognitive and activity of daily living impairments than people receiving home care in other settings, according...
Morning exercise can improve older adults’ decision-making throughout day
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 02, 2019
Here’s information your residents and employees can use: Moderate-intensity exercise in the morning improves cognitive performance, such as decision-making, in older adults throughout the day compared...