cognitive impairments

Commonly Prescribed Drugs May Impair Cognition

harminka — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 11:04:39 -0500

Many drugs commonly prescribed to older adults for a variety of common medical conditions including allergies, hypertension, asthma, and cardiovascular disease appear to negatively affect the aging brain causing immediate but possibly reversible cognitive impairment, including delirium, in older adults according to a clinical review now available online in the Journal of Clinical Interventions in Aging, a peer reviewed, open access publication.

Cognition Is Seriously Impaired Even In First Stage Of Schizophrenia

harminka — Wed, 13 May 2009 14:01:34 -0500

Significant and widespread cognitive problems appear to exist in schizophrenia in its earliest phase, making it very hard for people with schizophrenia to work, study or be social, according to a new study published by the American Psychological Association.

Experts discuss future of public health research on Down syndrome

harminka — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 04:39:26 -0600

Down syndrome, the most commonly identified cause of cognitive impairment, occurs in approximately 1-in-700 births in the United States. Additionally, nearly 80 percent of fetuses with Down syndrome are lost before birth.

Improved estrogen reception may sharpen fuzzy memory

harminka — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:27:33 -0500

Estrogen treatments may sharpen mental performance in women with certain medical conditions, but University of Florida researchers suggest that recharging a naturally occurring estrogen receptor in the brain may also clear cognitive cobwebs.

Parkinson's disease patients' Relatives risk developing dementia

harminka — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 07:09:04 -0500

Relatives of patients with Parkinson’s disease may have an increased risk of developing dementia or cognitive impairment, according to a report in the October issue of Archives of Neurology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

Understanding Autism

harminka — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 08:00:18 -0500

A hallmark of human nature is the ability to share information and to comprehend the thoughts and intentions of others. This capability involves social cognition (the cognitive processes involved in social interaction) and makes a significant contribution to the foundations for language development, as well as social competence. It also sets us apart from other primates.

New approach to treat cognitive impairments in schizophrenia

harminka — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 14:30:09 -0500

A new study reports important evidence for a potential new treatment approach for those diagnosed with schizophrenia. Schizophrenia is considered one of the most devastating of the major psychiatric disorders, which has three distinct facets, often referred to as “positive” (hallucinations, delusions), “negative” (blunted emotions, reduced capacity for pleasure), and “cognitive” (impairments in attention, memory, and problem-solving) symptoms.

Mice with Alzheimer's disease suffer seizures

harminka — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 01:15:45 -0500

Mice genetically engineered to have a disease like Alzheimer’s have “silent” seizures that appear related to cellular changes involving the excess accumulations of the protein amyloid beta, said researchers from the Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease and Baylor College of Medicine in a report that appears in today’s issue of the journal Neuron.

Cognitive impairment link found in adults taking stomach acid medications

harminka — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 06:38:15 -0500

Long-term use of histamine2 receptor antagonists (H2A), one class of drugs that blocks stomach acid, may be associated with cognitive impairment in older African-American adults. According to an Indiana University School of Medicine and Regenstrief Institute study published in the August issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, the risk for showing signs of cognitive impairment is 2.5 times greater for patients using these medications long-term.

Cognitive Impairment Link Found in Popular Medications

harminka — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 14:42:02 -0500

Long-term use of histamine2 receptor antagonists (H2A), one class of drugs that blocks stomach acid, may be associated with cognitive impairment in older African-American adults. According to an Indiana University School of Medicine and Regenstrief Institute study published in August issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, the risk for showing signs of cognitive impairment is 2.5 times greater for patients using these medications long-term.

Physicians enlisted in efforts to keep demented drivers off the road

harminka — Sat, 23 Dec 2006 08:55:49 -0600