Brain Health

Exercise, nutrition, sleep, and supplements can help slow cognitive decline in older individuals.

Even with these data, the adverse effects were lessened in people taking non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as aspirin.

Managing weight, blood pressure and cholesterol in children may help protect brain function later in life.

The research sheds light on the biopsychological process that can lead to poor grades, withdrawal from classes, and even students who drop out, whereas 40% of freshman do not return to their university for a second year in the United States.

Previous studies found breastfeeding does not impact executive function or memory, which was similar to the findings in this study, according to the authors.

The COVID-19 pandemic has been linked to a 44% increase in insomnia disorder among health care workers at a medical-school affiliated health system, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine.

Researchers have created a new tool that allows doctors and scientists to evaluate infant brain health by assessing the concentration of various metabolites in the brain, according to a study published in NMR in Biomedicine.

Broadly, the study results showed that if a participant's cognitive ability, physical health, or mental health declined over the course of the 6-month study period, that participant became less cognitively engaged as the tasks increased in difficulty.

People who used positive airway pressure therapy were less likely than others to receive a new diagnosis of dementia or mild cognitive impairment over the next 3 years.

Caroline Carney, MD, MSc, FAPM, CPHQ, CMO of Magellan Health, discusses how pharmacists and other medical professionals can boost their brain health and keep a positive mindset while working during the pandemic.

Caroline Carney, MD, MSc, FAPM, CPHQ, CMO of Magellan Health, discusses how pharmacists can be first line in noticing changes in patients’ cognitive functioning.

This week is National Brain Awareness Week, so Pharmacy Times® interviewed Caroline Carney, MD, MSc, FAPM, CPHQ, CMO of Magellan Health, on some of the issues surrounding the contemporary understanding of mental health and brain health.

The statement from AHA asks primary care physicians to integrate brain health into their treatment of adults guided by the AHA’s Life’s Simple 7.

Cognitive fatigue, which is defined as a troublesome symptom among healthy and clinical populations, is a major research focus at Kessler Foundation.

Cognitive impairment includes memory and thinking problems that affect concentration, decision making and learning new things, which increases as people grow older.

Collaborating with providers offers opportunities to help patients maintain their brain health.

The study compared step impairments across the cognitive spectrum, including people with subjective cognitive impairment, Parkinson disease, mild cognitive impairment, Alzheimer disease, Lewy body dementia, and frontotemporal dementia, as well as cognitively healthy controls.

Studies have shown that sleep benefits infants’ memories and general cognitive and emotional development.

The research team was surprised to find that participants’ working memories were not related to how well they performed the task.

Select foods, vitamins, and cardiovascular activity have all been proven in clinical literature to be essential components of improving the health of our encephala.

Four months after training, military personnel reported less stress and depressive symptoms as well as more satisfaction and resilience in their lives.

Previous research has found that exercise-induced changes in cognitive function might be mediated by activity in the dopaminergic system, which is known to be involved in physical activity and exercise.

As care improves, cognitive impairment is likely to be seen earlier in patients with coronary artery disease, diabetes, and HIV.

High blood pressure may be an accelerant of cognitive decline in middle-aged and older adults, according to research published in Hypertension.

Multiple large-scale studies have suggested that menopause is a sex-specific risk factor for cognitive dysfunction independent of aging and other menopause symptoms, such as depression, anxiety, and hot flashes.

Individuals with chronic spinal cord injuries have an increased risk for cognitive deficits that resemble the deficits associated with the aging process.

Pharmacists can identify drugs that cause problems, guide selection, and recommend treatment strategies.

A new study indicates cheese is the most protective food against age-related cognitive problems.

The researchers familiarized mice with objects and gave them doses of melatonin and the 2 melabolites 1 hour later, followed by a test on their memory the next day.

The papers in the special issue highlight the research team’s focus on understanding the experiences of caregivers of persons with TBI and illustrate the team’s ability to efficiently capture those experiences through a tool known as TBI-CareQOL Measurement System.