Posts Tagged ‘cognitive tests’

Washington, March 29 (ANI): Cumulative exposure to lead at levels likely to be experienced in community settings may have adverse consequences for women's cognition in their later years, according to a study. The study, supported by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, was conducted with a view to examine biomarkers of lead exposure in relation to performance on cognitive tests given to older women. Lead ... Full story

Sydney, March 29 (ANI): Researchers in Sydney are struggling to find volunteers for a study to determine the effect of binge drinking on the teenage brain, and also to find whether alcohol affects its development. Professor Lindy Rae, who is leading a team at the Prince of Wales Medical Research Unit at Randwick, says that animal studies have already shown that young rats are more ... Full story

London, Mar 8 (ANI): Are you delaying fatherhood? Well, then you should reconsider your family plan, for a new study has found that kids with older dads perform badly in intelligence tests. The research, led by John McGrath, of the Queensland Brain Institute at the University of Queensland in Australia, found children with older fathers tended to obtain significantly lower scores in a variety of cognitive ... Full story

Washington, Feb 19 (ANI): A team researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) has found that people who have parents diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease or dementia are significantly more likely than others to experience memory loss. The study found that this is true even in middle-aged persons who do not have a diagnosis of clinical stroke or dementia. For the study, researchers studied 715 participants ... Full story

Washington, Feb 10 (ANI): Doctors may soon be able to use certain cognitive tests to help judge which patients with Alzheimer's disease can drive without endangering themselves or others, according to a new study led by a University of Iowa biostatistician. "The number of people with dementia is increasing as our population ages, and we will face a growing public health problem of elderly drivers with ... Full story