With all the concern, what can cognitive testing actually tell about a person’s brain health – and what can’t they answer? And presidents aside, does the average older adult need one?

A recent poll showed 80 percent of older adults see the benefit of assessments ... It may be time for a cognitive test if you are asking the same question repeatedly, getting lost in places ...

Source: Shutterstock Photo ID 1806648967 By Krakenimages The 1,140 70-year-old adults completed cognitive tests tapping memory, executive function, perceptual speed, verbal fluency, and ...

The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) is a test used to detect mild cognitive decline and early signs of dementia. It can help identify people at risk of Alzheimer's disease and screen for ...

Poor physical health, difficulty with daily routines, and low scores on tests of thinking ... planning for future care—and identified barriers to routine cognitive screening in older adults, such as ...

A new study reveals that older adults experience the least attention difficulties when home temperatures remain between 68–75 ...

Bartrés-Faz and colleagues surveyed more than 1,000 middle to older-aged adults and used the results to classify ... They performed most poorly in cognitive tests and had the highest measured brain ...

Older adults experiencing fluctuations in blood pressure over ... For Black participants, those with the most variability in their blood pressure had lower scores on the cognitive tests than those ...

"Given that older adults are more frequently prescribed antibiotics and ... Iowa and Monash University in Australia analyzed antibiotic prescription data and cognitive test results from participants ...

Cognitive frailty is highly prevalent among older adults in China, and early prediction and intervention ... The publication bias of the included studies was tested by Egger’s test. The results showed ...

Improving the older adult service system in rural and underdeveloped ... Therefore, future studies may consider the combined use of multiple cognitive screening scales, neuropsychological tests, ...