Who’s More Easily Distracted, the Young or the Old?
TUESDAY, May 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Older adults are more easily distracted than younger folks, especially if they’re also physically exerting themselves, according to new research. “Our results suggest that older adults might have heightened di…
Learn MoreEl uso diario de internet podría mantener la demencia a raya en los adultos mayores
LUNES, 8 de mayo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — En un mundo cada vez más consumido por las redes sociales, se ha dado mucha importancia a la cantidad de tiempo que las generaciones más jóvenes pasan en línea cada día… y a los daños que el hábito puede …
Learn MoreLa mente podría contener pistas sobre el riesgo de COVID prolongada
VIERNES, 5 de mayo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Mientras intentaban desentrañar los misterios de la COVID prolongada, unos investigadores encontraron que la ansiedad y la depresión podrían tener un rol en algunas personas con la afección persistente.En…
Learn MorePoststroke Cognitive Impairment Common
MONDAY, May 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Poststroke cognitive impairment (PSCI) is common, and up to one-third of individuals with stroke develop dementia within five years, according to a scientific statement published online May 1 in Stroke.Nada El H…
Learn MoreVestibular Dysfunction May Be Modifiable Risk Factor for Cognitive Decline
MONDAY, May 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Vestibular dysfunction is a potentially modifiable risk factor for cognitive decline, according to a study published online April 4 in Frontiers in Neuroscience.Jiake Zhong, from the Beijing Tsinghua Changgung H…
Learn MoreEveryday Internet Use by Older Adults Might Help Keep Dementia at Bay
MONDAY, May 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In a world increasingly consumed by social media, much has been made of the amount of time younger generations spend online every day — and the harms that habit can bring.But now a new study of older adults sugg…
Learn MoreMind May Hold Clues to Your Risk of Long COVID
FRIDAY, May 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In trying to untangle the mysteries of long COVID, researchers have found anxiety and depression may play a role for some of those with the lingering condition. In the study from researchers at University of Cal…
Learn MoreLa ciencia revela un posible ‘aumento de consciencia’ justo antes de la muerte
MARTES, 2 de mayo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las experiencias cercanas a la muerte (ver una luz brillante, flotar fuera del cuerpo, ver la vida pasar, comunicarse con los seres queridos fallecidos) podrían formar parte de la respuesta final de lucha …
Learn MoreScience Reveals Possible ‘Surge of Consciousness’ Just Before Dying
TUESDAY, May 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Near-death experiences — seeing a bright light, floating outside your body, watching your life flash past, communicating with lost loved ones — could well be part of a dying brain’s final fight-or-flight respon…
Learn MoreStudy Looks at Cognitive Deficits in Men With Obstructive Sleep Apnea
TUESDAY, April 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Men with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) without concomitant comorbidities have cognitive deficits and demonstrate diminished social cognition, according to a study published online April 6 in Frontiers in Sle…
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