A nonprofit assisting dementia patients and their families gave out free memory screenings in southeast Grand Rapids Thursday ...

“The current gold standard test, the Mini-Mental State Examination ... a memory clinic who had been diagnosed with dementia or mild memory impairment. Controls attained an average score of ...

“It appears to be a very basic memory test but it’s actually very effective and assesses all the areas of cognitive function that can be affected by dementia,” Ms Green says. “If the ...

A growing body of research demonstrates that smoking affects neurological health, specifically cognitive decline.

Research shows that experiencing frequent distressing dreams and nightmares ― meaning, specifically, frightening dreams that ...

Why should I get a memory test? As we age, our brains undergo both ... Cognitive changes could be associated with conditions like dementia, Alzheimer’s, or other neurological disorders.

The follow-up cognitive tests included a fluid intelligence test, numerical memory test, matching test, prospective memory test, and reaction time test. The outcome event was all-cause dementia, ...

Diagnosing dementia can take up to two years with current diagnostic tools, which can include brain scans and memory tests. The researchers said many people do not receive a diagnosis until a much ...

including Alzheimer's and vascular dementia, which are progressive and worsen over time. The existing diagnostic tools, including brain scans and memory tests, can take over two years to provide a ...

Dr. Sharon Brangman of SUNY Upstate Medical University hopes this project will encourage older people to get annual screenings to detect dementia or other conditions early. “Not all memory ...

Diagnosing dementia can take more than two years with current diagnostic tools, which can include brain scans and memory tests. Many people do not receive a diagnosis until a much later stage in ...