Residents over the age of 60 in seven central New York communities will be able to receive free memory screenings.

A new study from Columbia University shows that combining a brief smell test with a short memory exam can predict cognitive decline as accurately as costly brain imaging, offering a more ...

Variety Is the Spice of Learning, Memory Study Suggests Sep. 10, 2024 — Researchers found that older adults learned a memory task best after practicing multiple related tasks, suggesting that ...

How a person rates their own memory is more strongly associated with dementia risk factors than their performance in standard ...

A recent study from Columbia University has shown that a simple smell and memory test can predict the risk of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia just as accurately as costly brain ...

Throughout the study, the participants took annual tests to assess their memory and thinking abilities ... especially for older adults and people at risk for Alzheimer’s. The study’s findings ...

The free COVID ... free COVID-19 tests to long-term care facilities, low-income senior housing, aging and disability networks, and other community organizations to support older adults and people ...

The push for free at-home tests comes after the end of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Bridge Access Program, a public-partnership that was intended to help “maintain access to ...

Cognitive training exercises can help older adults maintain or improve certain mental skills, such as memory and attention, ...

In another study, 1250 healthy middle-aged adults adhered to the Mediterranean diet for 18 months. Cognition was measured ...

Study: COVID-19 related cognitive, structural and functional brain changes among Italian adolescents and young adults ... Test Automated Battery (CANTAB) to evaluate spatial working memory.