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Can Playing Crossword Puzzles Improve Cognitive Function?

Study finds adults with mild cognitive decline assigned puzzles showed less brain shrinkage, better daily functioning.

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Aging & Memory
In Focus: The Horga Lab

The Horga Lab is a psychiatry research lab that uses neuroimaging and cognitive methods to study the origins of the psychotic symptoms of schizophrenia, including hallucinations and delusions.

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In Focus
Delirium May Cause Long Term Cognitive Decline

A new study of 24 observational studies from researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons found that delirium may cause significant long-term cognitive decline.

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Research
No Evidence Prenatal Cannabis Exposure Causes Cognitive Impairment, Finds Major Review

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Columbia researchers examined longitudinal studies of how prenatal cannabis use affected children’s cognitive functions, compared to children not exposed to cannabis in utero.

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Research

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Analysis: What You Should Know About HIV-Associated Dementia

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NBC News

March 15, 2017

People living with HIV and their loved ones should be aware of the symptoms of HIV-associated dementia, so the appropriate diagnostic investigation and treatment can be initiated as soon as possible.

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Alzheimer's & Dementia
Scratch-and-Sniff Test Beats Imaging in Predicting Cognitive Decline

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Medscape

By Rachel Yarmolinsky

August 4, 2016

Scratch-and-Sniff Test Beats Imaging in Predicting Cognitive Decline

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Mental Health
Smell Test May Predict Early Stages of Alzheimer’s Disease

By Rachel Yarmolinsky

July 26, 2016

Smell Test May Predict Early Stages of Alzheimer’s Disease

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Alzheimer's & Dementia

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