Tuesday, January 15th, 2008
Cognitive impairment is the decline in higher level thought processes of the brain, such as the ability to interpret information, make decisions or memory function. The risk of cognitive decline increases with advanced age. In the early stages of this process, this is only detected with careful testing with ...
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Thursday, November 29th, 2007
Researchers have discovered a possible link between diet and dementia in the elderly. Recent evidence has suggested that fish intake in the elderly may favorably influence cognitive function and mental performance and possibly prevent or at least slow dementa. A study conducted in Norway performed cognitive performance tests on ...
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