Articles related to COGNITIVE HEALTH/MEMORY

For the first time, researchers found that empagliflozin, an established diabetes and heart medication, reduced markers of brain injury while restoring blood flow in critical brain regions.

Patients, with or without anemia, should be screened for elevated homocysteine or B12 deficiency because that may be one of the reversible factors in their cognitive decline.

POINTER and FINGER are the first large-scale randomized trials to test multi-domain lifestyle interventions—like exercise, diet, cognitive training, and social engagement.

People who consumed the highest amount of sweeteners showed faster declines in overall thinking and memory skills than those who consumed the lowest amount, with a decline that was 62% faster. This is the equivalent of about 1.6 years of aging.

Progress in perinatal care has improved survival for children born very preterm (VPT), but these children remain at higher risk of cognitive impairment compared with children born at term.

Transdermal E2 was associated with improved performance on the episodic memory, whereas oral E2 was associated with improved performance on prospective memory compared with no MHT.