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·December 28, 2017·3 min read

Try Exercise to Improve Memory and Thinking

New guidelines recommend twice weekly exercise for people with mild cognitive impairment to improve memory and cognition.

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·December 6, 2017·5 min read

Some Video Games Are Good For Older Adults’ Brains

Using the classic Nintendo game, Super Mario 64, researchers discover playing 3D platform games could help older brains to stave off mild cognitive impairment. Researchers report older people who played the video game had gray matter increases in the cerebellum, hippocampus and dorsolateral prefrontal cortex.

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·November 22, 2017·3 min read

Early Stages of Dementia Reduce Human Face Memorization Ability

Kumamoto University researchers reveal people with MCI have a harder time memorizing human faces that their aging peers without the disorder. Additionally, researchers note, those with mild cognitive impairment express different gaze behavior while trying to memorize a face.

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·November 10, 2017·3 min read

Smell Test Challenge Suggests Clinical Benefit for Some Before Development of Alzheimer’s

Columbia researchers have identified a way in which to determine if a patient with MCI may respond to cholinesterase inhibitors.

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·November 2, 2017·4 min read

Close Friends Linked to a Sharper Memory

A new PLOS ONE study reports superagers who maintain positive friendships have better cognitive ability and slower memory decline that peers who do not maintain strong social networks.

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·October 20, 2017·4 min read

Delayed Word Processing May Predict Alzheimer’s Risk

University of Birmingham researchers report a delayed response to processing written words could signify an increased risk of developing Alzheimer's disease in patients with MCI.

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·October 10, 2017·5 min read

Being Unaware of Memory Loss Predicts Alzheimer’s Disease

Alzheimer's risk is increased for those with anosognosia, a condition in which sufferers are unaware they are experiencing memory loss.

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·September 22, 2017·2 min read

Study Combines Music and Brain Stimulation to Improve Memory

Combining non-invasive brain stimulation with a person's favorite music from the past may help to activate old memories and improve mood for older patients with MCI, a new study reports.

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·September 21, 2017·4 min read

Personality Changes Don’t Precede Clinical Onset of Alzheimer’s Disease

Despite popular belief, researchers have found no evidence that personality changes appear prior to the onset of dementia. The findings are published in JAMA Psychiatry.

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·August 22, 2017·4 min read

Artificial Intelligence Predicts Dementia Before Onset of Symptoms

McGill University researchers have developed a deep learning algorithm capable of detecting signatures of dementia in patients two years before the onset of symptoms by reviewing a single PET brain scan.

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·August 15, 2017·4 min read

New Machine Learning Program Shows Promise For Early Alzheimer’s Diagnosis

Researchers have developed a new algorithm that integrates Alzheimer's indicators from MRI measurements to predict patients with the neurodegenerative disease.

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·August 14, 2017·8 min read

Lower Brain Serotonin Levels Linked to Dementia

A new Johns Hopkins University study adds further evidence to the link between serotonin and dementia. According to researchers, lower serotonin levels may play a key role in memory decline and drive the progression of Alzheimer's.

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MCI

Try Exercise to Improve Memory and Thinking

Some Video Games Are Good For Older Adults’ Brains

Early Stages of Dementia Reduce Human Face Memorization Ability

Smell Test Challenge Suggests Clinical Benefit for Some Before Development of Alzheimer’s

Delayed Word Processing May Predict Alzheimer’s Risk

Being Unaware of Memory Loss Predicts Alzheimer’s Disease

Study Combines Music and Brain Stimulation to Improve Memory

Personality Changes Don’t Precede Clinical Onset of Alzheimer’s Disease

Artificial Intelligence Predicts Dementia Before Onset of Symptoms

New Machine Learning Program Shows Promise For Early Alzheimer’s Diagnosis

Lower Brain Serotonin Levels Linked to Dementia

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