Scores on a memory test dropped as football experience rose, and the pattern held across thousands of former players. This trend was the focus of a large analysis of retired American football players ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A recent study has found that 54% of older American Indians have cognitive impairment, and 10% have dementia. These numbers are ...

Survey data showed that a third of Parkinson's patients reported a cognitive symptom soon after diagnosis. Most common were problems with memory, language or word finding, and concentration or ...

Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias were less likely among adults who completed cognitive speed training with booster sessions, according to data published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: ...

The genetic risk of developing Alzheimer's disease is more strongly influenced by the mother's side than the father's side, a recent study has discovered. Alzheimer's disease steals memories, ...

Some early COVID patients showed cognitive deficits up to 3 years after hospitalization. Symptoms at 2 to 3 years were not predicted by severity of acute COVID-19 illness. Many changed jobs after they ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – Here are some tips from Jim Miller with Savvy Senior on how to avoid cognitive decline as you age. Manage health problems: Studies have shown that cognitive problems are related ...

Individuals with sickle cell disease—a chronic illness where misshapen, sticky blood cells clump together, reducing oxygen delivery to organs—are at a higher risk for stroke and resulting cognitive ...

Ultra-processed foods could be increasing our risk of cognitive problems and strokes, a study has found, adding to the growing body of evidence that what we eat can affect our brain function. In the U ...

We all have memory lapses and brain-foggy moments—that’s part of being human. We forget where we put down our phone, or we absentmindedly start to put the milk back in the cabinet instead of the ...

Cognitive impairment can occur in cancer patients who are treated with a variety of therapies, including radiation therapy, hormone therapy, and chemotherapy. After chemotherapy treatment it is ...