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A Columbia study shows a simple smell test and memory exam can predict cognitive decline as accurately as costly brain imaging, offering a more affordable and accessible way to assess dementia.
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Study finds adults with mild cognitive decline assigned puzzles showed less brain shrinkage, better daily functioning.
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- July 28, 2021
Columbia Psychiatry News spoke with Dr. Scott Small about the science of memory and how we can get better at letting stuff go.
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- October 29, 2019
A new study has found that performing well on two brief tests measuring cognitive ability and ability to identify odors indicates very low risk for Alzheimer’s.
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- August 1, 2018
A clinical trial conducted by Columbia University and Duke University suggest that donepezil may not improve cognitive performance in people at risk for Alzheimer’s disease who also had depression.
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- November 10, 2017
Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center and New York State Psychiatric Institute may have discovered a way to use a patient’s sense of smell to treat Alzheimer’s disease before it develops.
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