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BackgroundHearing loss and dementia are highly prevalent in older age and often co-occur. Most neurocognitive screening tests are auditory-based, and performance can be affected by hearing loss. To address the need for a cognitive screening test suitable for people with hearing loss, a visual version of the Montreal-Cognitive-Assessment was developed and recently validated in English […]
Imagine you’re trying to understand how high blood pressure affects different parts of the body, like the heart, blood vessels, and kidneys. Well, scientists have developed various models to study this. But now they’re also interested in how hypertension affects the brain and cognition. That’s why they’re investigating different genetic, pharmacological, and surgical models that […]
Imagine a fun and therapeutic dance party specifically designed for elderly individuals with mild Alzheimer’s disease. In this study, researchers compared the effects of music therapy (MT) and physical rehabilitation (PR) on the cognitive and motor abilities of Tunisian elderly patients with AD. These patients were like a garden full of flowers, waiting to bloom […]
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