ATLANTA, Nov. 19 -- Mild cognitive impairment can be determined in less than five minutes with a three-word memory test and a clock-drawing task, according to researchers here. The words are apple, ...

Dr. Michael Rosenbloom says primary-care physicians have a lousy track record of diagnosing Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia. Now he and his colleagues at the HealthPartners Center for ...

Cognition can be generally defined as the state or processes of being able to perceive and judge reality effectively. Cognitive tests are designed to determine whether you may have any issues with ...

Aging Health. 2013;9(6):579-591. Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia. The Alzheimer's Association and the National Institute on Aging have recently convened expert ...

Evaluation of axillary node dissection on measures of upper-extremity disability and overall quality of life after breast cancer surgery. Background: The incidence of both cancer and cognitive ...

Cognitive decline involves a gradual loss of thinking skills, including memory, reasoning, and attention. While some decline is normal with aging, significant changes could indicate a cognitive ...