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- Association between cannabis use and subjective cognitive decline https://www.eurekaselect.com/article/138726 57 comments
- PLOS ONE: Over the Hill at 24: Persistent Age-Related Cognitive-Motor Decline in Reaction Times in an Ecologically Valid Video Game Task Begins in Early Adulthood http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0094215 4 comments science
- Religious attendance linked to slower cognitive decline in Hispanic older adults https://www.psypost.org/religious-attendance-linked-to-slower-cognitive-decline-in-hispanic-older-adults/ 227 comments science
- Trump’s Speeches May Show Signs of ‘Dementia’ and Cognitive Decline, Top Experts Say. | Changes to his speaking style could possibly be evidence of dementia or Alzheimer’s disease, according to a report. https://www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-speeches-may-show-signs-of-dementia-and-cognitive-decline-top-experts-say 242 comments politics
- Trump blasts idea he is in cognitive decline (then says Hannibal Lecter was a real person) https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-hannibal-lecter-real-person-decline-b2586018.html 216 comments politics
- “Meandering and confusing”: Trump showed cognitive decline in interviews, author says "Do you remember when we spoke recently?" author Ramin Setoodeh asked Trump after he was interviewed. He didn't https://www.salon.com/2024/06/20/meandering-and-confusing-showed-cognitive-decline-in-interviews-author-says/?in_brief=true 14 comments politics
- Donald Trump biographer says former president is in cognitive decline https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-cognitive-health-1861805 1974 comments politics
- BMI Declines Seen Seven Years Before Cognitive Impairment Diagnosis https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/fullarticle/2797529 11 comments science
- Cognitive decline in older adults is slowed by therapeutic games and brain stimulation. https://www.scienceinter.com/2022/10/cognitive-decline-in-older-adults-is.html 3 comments philosophy
- Education, job, and social life may help protect brain from cognitive decline https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/960535 3 comments science
- Study Finds More Plant-Based Diets in Older Adults Associated With Less Cognitive Decline From Particulate Matter Pollution https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666606521002819 3 comments science
- Gender differences in behaviours linked to faster cognitive decline revealed in research. Men who experience behaviour changes including apathy or having false beliefs and perceptions in later life are at risk of faster cognitive decline than women http://www.exeter.ac.uk/news/research/title_918357_en.html 13 comments science
- Studying at university in later life slows cognitive decline: A long‐term prospective study https://alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/trc2.12207 33 comments science
- Older adults who sleep short or long experienced greater cognitive decline than those who sleep a moderate amount, even when the effects of early Alzheimer’s disease were taken into account. Cognitive scores declined for the groups that slept less than 4.5 or more than 6.5 hours per night https://medicine.wustl.edu/news/hit-the-sleep-sweet-spot-to-keep-brain-sharp/ 11 comments science
- Participating in the labor market until the age of 67 slows cognitive decline and is protective against cognitive impairment, such as that caused by Alzheimer’s. This protective effect appears to hold regardless of gender and educational or occupational attainment https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/926690 157 comments science
- Testosterone Ameliorates Age-Related Cognitive Decline in Male Rats http://nmnn.club/ 8 comments science
- Exposure to air pollution in childhood is linked to a decline in thinking skills in later life. Findings showed exposure to air pollution in childhood had a small but detectable association with worse cognitive change between the ages of 11 and 70 years. https://content.iospress.com/articles/journal-of-alzheimers-disease/jad200910 3 comments science
- The Democrats Are Too Old: A grim report about Dianne Feinstein’s cognitive decline underlines a larger problem with the leadership of the party. https://newrepublic.com/article/160520/democrats-old 128 comments politics
- Chuck Schumer ‘forced to have serious and painful talks’ with Dianne Feinstein over apparent cognitive decline ‘Her staff have to defend her and make her seem normal’ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/diane-feinstein-age-senate-chuck-schumer-b1769556.html 683 comments politics
- Small molecule cognitive enhancer reverses age-related memory decline in mice https://elifesciences.org/articles/62048 10 comments science
- Baby boomers show concerning decline in cognitive functioning https://news.osu.edu/baby-boomers-show-concerning-decline-in-cognitive-functioning/ 98 comments nottheonion
- How Social Isolation Affects the Brain: Absence of human contact is associated with declines in cognitive function. https://www.the-scientist.com/features/how-social-isolation-affects-the-brain-67701 10 comments science
- Study findings suggest that "strengthening cognitive reserve and reducing later-life cognitive decline and dementia risk may really begin with improving educational quality and access in childhood and adolescence". https://www.pnas.org/content/116/6/2021.short 3 comments science
- A team of scientists has successfully trained a new artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm to make accurate predictions regarding cognitive decline leading to Alzheimer's disease, algorithms may help doctors stream people onto prevention path sooner. https://journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/article?id=10.1371/journal.pcbi.1006376 15 comments science
- How obesity may harm memory and learning: In obese mice, rogue immune cells chomp nerve cell connections. Microglia play an active role in obesity-associated cognitive decline. http://www.jneurosci.org/content/early/2018/09/10/jneurosci.0789-18.2018 11 comments science
- A new study has found that lower level of sodium in the blood known as hyponatremia is linked with declines in cognitive function with advancing age. http://cjasn.asnjournals.org/content/early/2018/02/07/cjn.07400717.abstract 4 comments cogsci
- Association Between Marijuana Use and Cognitive Function in Middle Age - Long-term marijuana use tied to decline in verbal memory in middle age, study finds http://archinte.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=2484906&utm_source=bhclistid&utm_medium=bulletinhealthcare&utm_term=020216&utm_content=morningrounds&utm_campaign=bhcmessageid 6 comments science
- Omega-3 supplements do not slow cognitive decline whatsoever, according to a large NIH study that examined 4,000 older adults over a five-year period. https://www.vocativ.com/news/225158/omega-3-supplements-dont-work/ 62 comments science
- Fish Intake Is Associated with Slower Cognitive Decline in Chinese Older Adults http://jn.nutrition.org/content/144/10/1579.abstract 11 comments science
- Speaking a second language could prevent later-life cognitive decline http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/277575.php 11 comments science
- A ten year study suggests "brain training" slows the inevitable cognitive decline associated with aging http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2014/01/14/fun-with-data-spinning-the-beneficial-effects-of-cognitive-training-brain-games/ 4 comments science
- Painkillers such as Celebrex and Ibuprofen show evidence of dampening the cognitive decline caused by marijuana use in mice models http://www.livescience.com/41402-medical-marijuana-side-effects-painkillers.html?cmpid=514627_20131124_14829154 28 comments science
- Scientists Identify Protein Linking Exercise to Brain Health: If the protein can be made in a stable form and developed into a drug, it might lead to improved therapies for cognitive decline in older people and slow the toll of neurodegenerative diseases such Alzheimer's and Parkinson's http://www.universityherald.com/articles/4919/20131012/scientists-identify-protein-linking-exercise-brain-health.htm 331 comments science
- Young blood really is the key to youth - Giving old mice young blood reverses age-related cognitive decline http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21628874.000-young-blood-really-is-the-key-to-youth.html 3 comments science
- Study: People with mild traumatic brain injuries may be more likely to have cognitive impairment, cognitive decline or both one year later, compared to people who were not injured. People with poor cognitive outcomes also more likely to have other symptoms like anxiety & lower satisfaction with life https://www.aan.com/PressRoom/Home/PressRelease/4952 28 comments science
- Italian scientists have found evidence that a daily dose of cocoa acts as a dietary supplement to counteract different types of cognitive decline. https://www.sciencealert.com/here-s-scientific-evidence-chocolate-can-boost-your-brain-power 34 comments science
- Lifetime of Reading Slows Cognitive Decline - New research finds mentally challenging activities build up cognitive reserves, providing protection against the effects of common old-age neurological disorders. http://www.psmag.com/health/lifetime-of-reading-slows-cognitive-decline-61800/ 9 comments science
- Cognitive decline linked to ultraprocessed food; People who consumed >20% of daily calories from processed foods had a 28% faster decline in global cognition https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/01/health/ultraprocessed-food-dementia-study-wellness/index.html 10 comments science
- Chronic stress may cause brain cell death and stifle the birth of new neurons, suggests a new study in mice, which found that the stress-induced death of hippocampal neurons combined with the decline of new neurons being born in the hippocampus may result in cognitive deficits, and mood disorders. https://www.psychologytoday.com/au/blog/the-athletes-way/201908/chronic-stress-may-trigger-double-whammy-brain-damage 225 comments science
- Taking typical daily annoyances such as a long wait at the doctor's office or a traffic jam on the freeway in stride may help preserve brain health in older adults, while emotional reactions could contribute to declines in cognition, a new study from Oregon State University has found. https://today.oregonstate.edu/news/response-daily-stressors-could-affect-brain-health-older-adults 19 comments science