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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A recent study has found that 54% of older American Indians have cognitive impairment, and 10% have dementia. These numbers are ...

Insight problem solving refers to the abrupt and transformative reorganisation of cognitive representations, typically resulting in an Aha! moment – a sudden experiential clarity that enables the ...

Individuals with sickle cell disease—a chronic illness where misshapen, sticky blood cells clump together, reducing oxygen delivery to organs—are at a higher risk for stroke and resulting cognitive ...

Survey data showed that a third of Parkinson's patients reported a cognitive symptom soon after diagnosis. Most common were problems with memory, language or word finding, and concentration or ...

Denise Baker, a former CIA analyst who lives alone in Asheville, N.C., has cognitive problems related to a stroke, Alzheimer’s disease and serious vision impairment. With help from a few artist ...

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have developed a digital cognitive test for diagnosing Alzheimer's disease that is intended for use in primary care. "This digital test, which patients perform ...

Some early COVID patients showed cognitive deficits up to 3 years after hospitalization. Symptoms at 2 to 3 years were not predicted by severity of acute COVID-19 illness. Many changed jobs after they ...