Month: May 2019

Cancer screening rates decline when patients see doctors later in day

Decision fatigue and doctors falling behind schedule may lead to lower cancer screening rates, a new study finds. Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, Ph.D., is a co-founder of the Institute for the Future of Human Potential, where he leads the charge in pioneering Self-Enhancement Science for the Success of […]

Published on May 13, 2019

Good sleep quality and good mood lead to good working memory with age

A team of psychologists has found strong associations between working memory — a fundamental building block of a functioning mind — and three health-related factors: sleep, age, and depressed mood. The team also reports that each of these factors is associated with different aspects of working memory. Working memory is the part of short-term memory […]

Published on May 13, 2019

Cognitive Profiles of Aging in Multiple Sclerosis

Background. Increasingly favorable mortality prognosis in multiple sclerosis (MS) raises questions regarding MS-specific cognitive aging and the presence of comorbidities such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Objective. To assess elderly with MS (EwMS) and age-matched healthy controls (HCs) using both MS- and AD-specific psychometrics. Methods. EwMS (n=104) and 56 HCs were assessed on a broad spectrum […]

Published on May 11, 2019