Article
Clinical Neurology
Bernice J. A. Gulpers, Frans R. J. Verhey, Simone J. P. M. Eussen, Miranda T. Schram, Bastiaan E. de Galan, Martin P. J. van Boxtel, Coen D. A. Stehouwer, S. Kohler
Summary: This study investigates the relationship between individual anxiety disorders, generalized anxiety symptoms, and multiple cognitive domains. The results show that agoraphobia is associated with worse scores on all cognitive domains and higher odds of cognitive impairment. High scores on the Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item scale (GAD-7) are associated with worse scores on processing speed and higher odds of cognitive impairment. Panic disorder is significantly associated with worse scores on memory tasks. These associations are stronger in younger participants and in those with type 2 diabetes.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2022)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Christopher Papandreou, Christos Papagiannopoulos, Myrto Koutsonida, Afroditi Kanellopoulou, Georgios Markozannes, Georgios Polychronidis, Andreas G. Tzakos, Georgios A. Fragkiadakis, Evangelos Evangelou, Evangelia Ntzani, Ioanna Tzoulaki, Eleni Aretouli, Konstantinos K. Tsilidis
Summary: This study aimed to generate a metabolite profile for adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MedDiet) and evaluate its association with cognitive performance. The study found that in a middle-aged Mediterranean population, the metabolite profile related to adherence to the MedDiet was not associated with cognitive test results.
CLINICAL NUTRITION
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Ruijia Chen, David R. Williams, Kristen Nishimi, Natalie Slopen, Laura D. Kubzansky, Jennifer Weuve
Summary: This study found that cumulative stress exposure is associated with poorer cognitive function and faster cognitive decline. Both high stress in childhood and adulthood were linked to lower executive function and episodic memory. However, there was little evidence to suggest that the rate of decline in cognitive function differed across levels of stress exposure.
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Juan Angel Carrillo, Raul Arcusa, Maria Pilar Zafrilla, Javier Marhuenda
Summary: The study involving 108 healthy volunteers over a 16-week consumption period showed significant improvements in cognitive function by consuming a micronized fruit and vegetable-based preparation, particularly in areas such as short-term memory, verbal and non-verbal memory.
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Psychology, Educational
Nadia Chernyak, Paul L. Harris, Sara Cordes
Summary: Recent work has examined the developmental mechanisms that promote fair sharing and found that number knowledge is associated with fair sharing, even after controlling for other factors and age. Additionally, a counting intervention has been shown to improve children's sharing behavior.
Article
Pediatrics
Felipe Caamano-Navarrete, Pedro Angel Latorre-Roman, Juan Parraga-Montilla, Daniel Jerez-Mayorga, Pedro Delgado-Floody
Summary: The study found that children's selective attention and concentration are closely related to their lifestyles, and promoting healthy habits can be an effective strategy for promoting cognitive development.
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Arne Stinchcombe, Nicole G. Hammond
Summary: This study examined the relationship between proxy measures of minority stress and cognitive health in a large sample of Canadians aged 45-85 years. The results showed that demographic and health variables were associated with cognitive performance, and racial minority status was consistently associated with lower cognitive performance. These findings help identify risk factors for cognitive decline and promote health equity.
JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES B-PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
(2022)
Review
Oncology
Renato Gondar, Gildas Patet, Karl Schaller, Torstein R. Meling
Summary: Assessment of cognition in brain tumor care is often overlooked in clinical outcomes, leading to potentially underestimated impact on patients' quality of life. Treatment for meningiomas can have early cognitive effects, but long-term conclusions are limited by short follow-up times. Standardized and reproducible cognitive testing should be a focus of future research to better understand the cognitive outcomes in meningioma patients, as cognitive dimensions and quality of life may be undervalued in clinical assessments.
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Annalise A. LaPlume, Nicole D. Anderson, Larissa McKetton, Brian Levine, Angela K. Troyer
Summary: The study found that cognitive performance gradually declines in adulthood, with a shift to rapid decline around the age of 60. Variability between individuals and within tasks also increases gradually until around age 60, then rapidly increases. Some individuals show less cognitive decline than others, and some cognitive abilities have less within-person decline than others.
JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES B-PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Busra Akinci, Ozden Erkan Ogul, Lutfu Hanoglu, Betul Kulac, Damla Oren, Ogulcan Ulu, Berkan Basancelebi
Summary: This study aims to evaluate the post-infection cognitive functions of young adults with mild to moderate symptoms of COVID-19. The results showed that COVID-19 significantly affected global cognitive skills, memory, executive functions, and neuropsychiatric status.
NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Psychiatry
Isabel Ruiz-Delgado, Berta Moreno-Kuestner, Monica Garcia-Medina, Maria Luisa Barrigon, Fermin Gonzalez-Higueras, Raguel Lopez-Carrilero, Irene Barrios-Mellado, Ana Barajas, Esther Pousa, Esther Lorente-Rovira, Eva Grasa, Jordi Cid, Paula Barrau-Sastre, Steffen Moritz, Susana Ochoa, Spanish Metacognition Group
Summary: This multicenter randomized clinical trial found that Metacognitive Training (MCT) is an effective psychological intervention for improving memory, attention, and executive function in first-episode psychosis patients.
PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Psychiatry
Sara A. Lorkiewicz, Fiona C. Baker, Eva M. Mueller-Oehring, Amie Haas, Robert Wickham, Stephanie A. Sassoon, Duncan B. Clark, Kate B. Nooner, Susan F. Tapert, Sandra A. Brown, Tilman Schulte
Summary: This study examined the relationship between alcohol-related blackouts (ARBs) and persistent changes in learning and memory in adolescents. The findings suggest that ARBs can have lasting effects on cognitive function during adolescence and emerging adulthood.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Natascha Merten, A. Alex Pinto, Adam J. Paulsen, Yanjun Chen, Carla R. Schubert, Karen J. Cruickshanks
Summary: This study found that individuals from more recent generations show better neurocognitive function, with the Baby Boom Generation showing the largest benefits. This may be related to yet unknown and potentially modifiable environmental, health-related, or lifestyle factors.
Article
Neurosciences
Andrea M. Loftus, Natalie Gasson, Nicole Lopez, Michelle Sellner, Carly Reid, Naomi Cocks, Blake J. Lawrence
Summary: This study found that different proxies of cognitive reserve have varying effects on executive function and memory in patients with Parkinson's disease, with years of education potentially beneficial for verbal fluency and immediate recall.
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Judit Catalan-Aguilar, Esperanza Gonzalez-Bono, Alejandro Lozano-Garcia, Paula Tormos-Pons, Kevin G. Hampel, Vicente Villanueva, Irene Cano-Lopez
Summary: This study aims to establish phenotypes according to how patients face a stressful condition (epilepsy) and examine differences in cognition and quality of life depending on these phenotypes. The results suggest that dealing with stress in patients with epilepsy is related to cognitive performance and quality of life. These findings underline the relevance of considering comorbidities in epilepsy and may be useful for detecting vulnerable or resilient profiles as risk or protective factors for cognitive and quality of life decline.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Chen Zhu, Elizabeth H. X. Thomas, Qi Li, Shalini Arunogiri, Natalie Thomas, Caroline Gurvich
Summary: The retrieval subscale of the Everyday Memory Questionnaire-Revised (EMQ-R) may be a potential instrument for assessing memory retrieval symptoms that contribute to 'brain fog' in menopause. Increased memory retrieval complaints reported by the perimenopausal group suggest a transition-related memory retrieval dysfunction during the menopausal transition.
MENOPAUSE-THE JOURNAL OF THE NORTH AMERICAN MENOPAUSE SOCIETY
(2023)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Lum Kastrati, Dion Groothof, Hugo G. Quezada-Pinedo, Hamidreza Raeisi-Dehkordi, Lia Bally, Martin H. De Borst, Stephan J. L. Bakker, Pedro-Marques Vidal, Michele F. Eisenga, Taulant Muka
Summary: The study aimed to examine the association between iron biomarkers and menopausal status and assess whether these biomarkers can help differentiate menopausal status beyond age. The results showed that iron biomarkers were significantly associated with menopausal status in both cohorts and modestly improved a model with age alone for differentiating menopause status.
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Osvaldo P. Almeida, Christopher Etherton-Beer, Frank Sanfilippo, David B. Preen, Amy Page
Summary: The use of antineoplastic medications has been found to be associated with a decreased risk of dementia, which may contribute to the development of novel approaches for dementia prevention.
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Bamini Gopinath, Diana Tang, George Burlutsky, Paul Mitchell
Summary: This study used a cohort of community-dwelling adults to establish the 10-year incidence and predictors of dizziness/vertigo, and its impacts on health-related quality of life. The results showed that age and presence of migraine were significant predictors of incident dizziness/vertigo, and dizziness/vertigo was associated with a significant decrease in quality of life.
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Yuto Kiuchi, Kota Tsutsumimoto, Takehiko Doi, Satoshi Kurita, Kazuhei Nishimoto, Hyuma Makizako, Hiroyuki Shimada
Summary: This study found that high dietary diversity is associated with a lower risk of incident disability among sarcopenic Japanese older adults.
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
C. . Tamer Erel, Ipek Betul Ozcivit Erkan, Neslihan Gokmen Inan, Kubra Hamzaoglu Canbolat, Sena Alkan, Dildar Konukoglu, Yalim Dikmen
Summary: This study aimed to compare the clinical course and outcomes of Covid-19 between premenopausal and postmenopausal women, and investigate the factors that influence disease severity. The results showed that premenopausal women had a more favorable prognosis, and age, postmenopausal status, and serum levels of dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate were important predictors of the severity of Covid-19 in women.
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Kazuhei Nishimoto, Kota Tsutsumimoto, Takehiko Doi, Satoshi Kurita, Yuto Kiuchi, Hiroyuki Shimada
Summary: The combination of urinary incontinence and low life-space activity/mobility is associated with an increased risk of incident disability among older adults, while having urinary incontinence but high life-space activity/mobility is not associated with an increased risk of incident disability.
Review
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Nikolaos Evangelinakis, Eleni V. Geladari, Charalampia V. Geladari, Adamantia Kontogeorgi, Georgios-Konstantinos Papaioannou, Melpomeni Peppa, Sophia Kalantaridou
Summary: Premature ovarian insufficiency and ovarian aging are complex conditions that affect women's reproductive health and overall well-being. This review explores the influence of environmental factors, including endocrine-disrupting chemicals and lifestyle choices, on the development and progression of these conditions. Understanding the impact of environmental factors is important for public and clinical health contexts.
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Adela Castello, Miguel Rodriguez-Barranco, Virginia Lope, Marcela Guevara, Sandra Colorado-Yohar, Ane Dorronsoro, Jose Ramon Quiros, Carlota Castro-Espin, Carmen Sayon-Orea, Carmen Santiuste, Pilar Amiano, Cristina Lasheras, Maria-Jose Sanchez, Marina Pollan
Summary: The study found that the intake of foods such as high-fat dairy products, red and processed meats, refined grains, sweets, caloric drinks, convenience food and sauces might be associated with a higher risk of breast cancer.
