A good night’s rest isn’t just about waking up refreshed — it plays a critical part in preserving your mental sharpness as you age. The role of sleep quality in preventing cognitive decline is gaining ...

Cognitive ability can have important impacts on quality of life and independence as we age. For example, at age 68-70, participants in the highest cognitive group showed a much higher retention of ...

A new study highlighted the differences in sleep factors as they relate to cognitive function as well as race and ethnicity. Namely, Black individuals are more likely to have adverse impacts from ...

New research shows that poor air quality could be causing cognitive problems in babies and toddlers. A new study reveals an association between poor air quality in India and impaired cognition in ...

This work investigated how various indicators of muscle quality, mass, and strength were related to cognitive parameters in middle-aged and older adults. The results showed that phase angle—an ...

Distribution of participants with low, moderate, or high-quality diets over time (based on Healthy Eating Index scores) across the four trends in cognitive ability over time (low, low-moderate, ...

Aerobic exercise during chemotherapy boosts self-reported cognitive function and quality of life in breast cancer patients, but objective improvements remain elusive, study finds. Study: Aerobic ...

Over the past decade, much research has focused on the connection between skeletal muscle health and cognitive disorders. Scientists have found that sarcopenia, a geriatric syndrome characterized by ...

Moderate improvement seen in mental health, QoL in meta-analysis; efficacy of CBT can be influenced by age and delivery format. HealthDay News — For cancer patients, cognitive behavioral therapy ...

Neuropsychological assessment, or cognitive testing, is the gold standard tool for measuring cognitive functions (or the “software” of the brain) such as memory, language, attention, visuospatial ...