As early as your thirties and forties, your brain starts to shrink, including the part called the hippocampus, which is important for learning and memory. Aging also causes communication between ...

"Good candidates are individuals who are identified as having cognitive impairment distinct from normal aging via abnormal cognitive screening." ...

Twenty years ago, at a particularly stressful time in my mid-40s, I thought I was losing my mind — or at least my memory. I sometimes had trouble coming up with words — initially names, then simple ...

Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia. As new disease-modifying treatments for Alzheimer's disease are now becoming available, both early and accurate diagnosis in a ...

As global populations age, the early identification of cognitive impairment in older adults has become a cornerstone of geriatric practice. Cognitive screening in geriatric care encompasses brief, ...

A cognitive test is a required part of the Medicare annual wellness visit (AWV). This can be a valuable tool in discovering specific cognitive health conditions early, like dementia and Alzheimer’s ...

A cognitive test is not mandatory for Medicare beneficiaries, but it is an included feature of the Medicare Annual Wellness Visit (AWV). If a person has Medicare Part B and has been enrolled for at ...