Top 10 safety and security considerations when designing a senior living community
By
Chad Ulman
Apr 30, 2018
Giving attention to the safety and security of your senior living community will have a powerful, positive effect on resident satisfaction.
Type 2 diabetes tied to accelerated brain aging, cognitive decline
Jun 08, 2022
The authors say the neurological impact may start before diabetes is formally diagnosed.
Experimental drug may improve memory
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 30, 2015
An experimental drug that may improve memory is being tested in a phase 1 safety trial.
Late-life cognitive activity may delay dementia
Jul 14, 2021
Taking up reading, puzzles and games even in one’s 80s may provide cognitive protection.
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Psychological interventions may reduce depression in dementia patients
May 04, 2022
Treatments based on cognitive behavioral therapies may reduce depressive symptoms, but evidence is lacking for their effect on anxiety.
Plasma amyloid-beta at midlife linked to later MCI, dementia
Aug 05, 2021
Midlife measurements of plasma amyloid-beta may predict risk for mild cognitive impairment, dementia in late life.
Meditation, music may prevent or slow cognitive decline: study
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 29, 2017
Meditating or listening to music may prevent or slow cognitive decline in older adults, according to new research.
Formaldehyde exposure at work tied to cognitive impairment
Dec 27, 2021
A longer duration of exposure and higher cumulative exposure over an entire working life may increase the risk for cognitive impairment.
Vision impairment tied to cognitive decline
Jul 22, 2021
Contrast sensitivity impairment may affect cognitive decline across more domains than other vision measures.