Category: Memory

Study suggests smartphone training program may help people with memory impairment

From the Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care press release via EurekAlert!: The treatment for moderate-to-severe memory impairment could one day include a prescription for a smartphone. Baycrest has published the… Read more »

Study links mild cognitive impairment to higher incidence of disability and neuropsychiatric symptoms

From the Public Library of Science press release via EurekAlert!: In low- and middle-income countries, mild cognitive impairment—an intermediate state between normal signs of cognitive aging, such as becoming increasingly… Read more »

Research points to how to distinguish between normal age-related forgetfulness and risk of Alzheimer’s

From the Biomed press release via AlphaGalileo and ScienceDirect: It can be difficult to distinguish between people with normal age-associated memory loss and those with amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI)…. Read more »

Study suggests daily mental workout can significantly improve brain performance in elderly

From the Swinburne University of Technology via MedicalXPress: A daily mental ‘work-out’ has given a group of over 50s the brain performance of people several years younger, a Swinburne University… Read more »