Memory loss lies on a spectrum, with dementia and Alzheimer's on the advanced end and their earliest signs — called mild cognitive impairment (MCI) — on the other. A person with MCI may not be able to ...

Mild cognitive impairment—lapses such as missing appointments, losing things, and having trouble finding the words to describe something—affects millions of older adults across the United States. Yet ...

MADRID — Primary care is the ideal setting to screen for mild cognitive impairment. Screening can be performed in under 10 minutes using brief cognitive assessment tools. When it comes to treatment, ...

The same is true for friends and loved ones of people diagnosed with MCI, given it can progress to Alzheimer's or another type of dementia — especially for those who are likely to become a primary ...

Pharmacy and supermarket shelves are overflowing with herbal supplements, potions, and pills that make lofty health and wellness promises. Some supplements have proven benefits, others are little more ...

For many older people living with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or Alzheimer’s disease, revealing their diagnosis almost always triggers a sea change in how friends and loved ones behave toward them ...

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An estimated 1 in 4 older Americans with dementia or mild cognitive impairment lives alone and is at risk of practices like unsafe driving, wandering outside the home, mixing up medications and ...

In a recent study published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, researchers investigated the mild cognitive impairment (MCI) outcomes of pomegranate seed oil (PSO) interventions. The study included ...