What Do Neuropsychologists Look for When Assessing a Patient’s Cognition?
Neuropsychologists administer assessment protocols aimed at measuring cognitive function to assist in the diagnosis of neurological ailments.
What Do Neuropsychologists Look for When Assessing a Patient’s Cognition?
Neuropsychologists administer assessment protocols aimed at measuring cognitive function to assist in the diagnosis of neurological ailments.
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7 Nutrition Trends in 2020
In 2020, there will be a handful of things that nutrition experts and marketers will be looking to focus on and introduce into our health practices.
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How Many Steps Per Day Should Seniors Average to Maintain Health?
Step counts range between 2,000-9,000 steps per day for an average healthy older adult, but how many should seniors be targeting to maintain their health?
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Drugs Which Reduce Inflammation Improve Brain Aging
Recent research has indicated that certain drugs could have a positive impact on brain aging by reducing inflammation and addressing the root causes of it.
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Can Epigenetics Tell Us How Fast We’re Aging?
The way epigenetic changes accumulate over the course of our lifespan tells us how our genes are being altered over time and driving the aging process.
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Which Exercises Help Strengthen Bones?
While any type of exercise has health benefits for the body, the important thing for bone health is that the exercise be weight bearing or involve resistance.
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Brain Imaging Scans Can Reveal Risk of Alzheimer’s
PET scans using a flortaucipir as a tracer can help researchers understand and reveal Tau protein tangles that can drive the progression of Alzheimer’s disease.
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What Does Walking Speed Tell Us About Health?
Research shows that slow walking is associated with faster aging and poor brain health, proving that gait speed may be an indicator of how you’re aging.
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Hearing and Brain Health Go Hand-in-Hand
Hearing loss is a risk factor for the development of dementia and other neurodegenerative conditions. Treating hearing loss could slow cognitive decline.
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Understanding Frailty and Its Impact on the Aging Process
Frailty is a period of time is defined by a rapid shift from a normal aging to a state of disability marked by increased weight loss, weakness and decreased activity.
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