Cognitive deficits

Disease

3 papers1 finding

  • Humans2
  • Animals1

Associations

1

Frailty

upin humans1

1 study
  1. Cognitive deficits are associated with frailty in humans.

    “elder elderly, female and with a cognitive deficit scored higher on the frailty diagnosis.”

    Humansn = 137

    Cross-cultural adaptation and validity of the 'Edmonton Frail Scale - EFS' in a Brazilian elderly sample

    Revista latino-americana de enfermagem1 Jan 2009

Trial sponsors

Funding

9 grants since 2022

National Institute on AgingUS$6.3mNational Institute of Neurological Disorders and StrokeUS$2.7mNational Institute of Mental HealthUS$202.5k

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medRxiv

Low social satisfaction linked to poorer attention in adults

Low versus high social satisfaction was linked to an attention-score gap comparable to that associated with being approximately 5.8 years older.Low versus high social satisfaction was linked to an attention-score gap comparable to that associated with being approximately 5.8 years older.

Preprint: cross-sectional study of 13,866 peoplePopulations
Research Square

Silencing LCN2 eases postoperative cognitive deficits in mice

AAV-mediated knockdown of LCN2 in aged mice limited microglial inflammation, reduced neuronal pyroptosis, and rescued memory following surgery.AAV-mediated knockdown of LCN2 in aged mice limited microglial inflammation, reduced neuronal pyroptosis, and rescued memory following surgery.

Preprint: experiments in miceMechanisms
medRxiv

Lifetime alcohol use disorder linked to faster cognitive aging

In a longitudinal cohort, lifetime alcohol use disorder was associated with steeper cognitive decline, equivalent to 7.1 additional years of cognitive aging at age 60.In a longitudinal cohort, lifetime alcohol use disorder was associated with steeper cognitive decline, equivalent to 7.1 additional years of cognitive aging at age 60.

Preprint: cohort study of 1,421 peoplePopulations
Pain

Chronic pain is linked to an advanced cognitive age pattern

A meta-analysis found moderate cognitive deficits (g = -0.48) in chronic pain, and UK Biobank participants with four or more pain sites showed advanced cognitive age.A meta-analysis found moderate cognitive deficits (g = -0.48) in chronic pain, and UK Biobank participants with four or more pain sites showed advanced cognitive age.

Study of 37,139 peopleChronic pain