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Your native tongue holds a special place in your brain, even if you speak 10 languages
This study “contributes to our understanding of how our brain learns new things,” says Augusto Buchweitz, a cognitive neuroscientist at the University of Connecticut, Storrs, who was not involved in the work. “The earlier you learn something, the more your brain [adapts] and probably uses less resources.” Scientists have largely ignored what’s going on inside the brains of polyglots—people who speak more than five languages—says Ev Fedorenko, a cognitive neuroscientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology who led the new study. “There’s oodles of work on individuals whose language systems are...
Source: Science of Aging Knowledge Environment - February 3, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Stringent public health measures during COVID-19 across ischemic stroke care systems: the potential impact of patient perceptions on health care-seeking behaviors
AbstractDecreases in acute stroke presentations have been reported during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic surges. A recent study by Bojti et al. (GeroScience. 2021;43:2231 –2248) sought to understand the relationship of public health mandates in Hungary as they were implemented with acute ischemic stroke admissions and interventions during two separate COVID-19 waves. We sought to perform a similar analysis of changes in ischemic stroke care at two distinct medical institutions in the USA. Two separate institutions and systems of ischemic stroke care were evaluated through a regional comprehensive stroke...
Source: AGE - April 25, 2022 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Evaluating and Characterizing an Individually-Tailored Community Exercise Program for Older Adults With Chronic Neurological Conditions: A Mixed-Methods Study
J Aging Phys Act. 2022 Mar 16:1-14. doi: 10.1123/japa.2021-0292. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTA mixed-methods approach was used to study an individually-tailored community exercise program for people with a range of chronic neurological conditions (e.g., stroke, spinal cord injury, brain injury, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease) and abilities. The program was delivered to older adults (mean age: 62 ± 9 years) with chronic neurological conditions across a 12-week and an 8-week term. Participants attended 88% of sessions and completed 89% of prescribed exercises in those sessions. There were no adverse events. Clini...
Source: Journal of Aging and Physical Activity - March 16, 2022 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Vithusha Coomaran Ali Khan Erin Tyson Holly Bardutz Tristan D Hopper Cameron S Mang Source Type: research

Cardiovascular risk prediction in healthy older people
AbstractIdentification of individuals with increased risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) is important. However, algorithms specific to the elderly are lacking. Data were analysed from a randomised trial involving 18,548 participants  ≥ 70 years old (mean age 75.4 years), without prior cardiovascular disease events, dementia or physical disability. MACE included coronary heart disease death, fatal or nonfatal ischaemic stroke or myocardial infarction. Potential predictors tested were based on prior evidence and using a m achine-learning approach. Cox regression analyses were used to calculate 5-year p...
Source: AGE - November 11, 2021 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Effect of environmental enrichment and isolation on behavioral and histological indices following focal ischemia in old rats
AbstractStroke is a disease of aging. In stroke patients, the enriched group that received stimulating physical, eating, socializing, and group activities resulted in higher activity levels including spending more time on upper limb, communal socializing, listening and iPad activities. While environmental enrichment has been shown to improve the behavioral outcome of stroke in young animals, the effect of an enriched environment on behavioral recuperation and histological markers of cellular proliferation, neuroinflammation, and neurogenesis inold subjects is not known. We used behavioral testing and immunohistochemistry t...
Source: AGE - August 12, 2021 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

224 Dance Artist and Physiotherapist Collaboration in Stroke Rehabilitation
ConclusionWithin this study we questioned: what is required to create successful collaboration within a medical context? We hope that describing how this particular collaboration was successful will benefit those interested in similar collaborations.
Source: Age and Ageing - September 16, 2019 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Moringa oleifera seed extract protects against brain damage in both the acute and delayed stages of ischemic stroke.
Abstract The extract of Moringa oleifera (M. oleifera) seeds exerts various pharmacological effects. Our previous study demonstrated that M. oleifera seed extract (MSE) alleviates scopolamine-induced learning and memory impairment in mice. In the present study, we investigate the neuropharmacological properties of 70% ethanolic MSE in the acute and delayed stages of ischemic stroke. MSE may be effective for the prevention and/or treatment of acute ischemic stroke. The most effective dose was 500 mg/kg, and the therapeutic window seemed to be within 4 h after reperfusion. Additionally, we found that MSE treatme...
Source: Experimental Gerontology - April 26, 2019 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Zeng K, Li Y, Yang W, Ge Y, Xu L, Ren T, Zhang H, Zhuo R, Peng L, Chen C, Zhou Y, Zhao Y, Li WJ, Jin X, Yang L Tags: Exp Gerontol Source Type: research

The 12-Word Philadelphia Verbal Learning Test Performances in Older Adults: Brain MRI and Cerebrospinal Fluid Correlates and Regression-Based Normative Data
Conclusion: The PVLT appears sensitive to markers of neurodegeneration, including temporal regions affected by AD. Conversely, in cognitively normal older adults, PVLT performance seems to relate to white matter disease and axonal injury, perhaps reflecting non-AD pathways to cognitive change. Enhanced normative data enrich the clinical utility of this tool.Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord Extra 2018;8:476 –491
Source: Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders Extra - December 6, 2018 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Learning new gait patterns: Age-related differences in skill acquisition and interlimb transfer.
Abstract Evidence from upper-extremity literature suggests that the normal ageing process affects an individual's ability to learn and retain a motor skill, but spares their ability to transfer the skill to the untrained, opposite limb. While this phenomenon has been well-studied in the upper-extremity, evidence in the lower-extremity is limited. Further, it is unclear to what extent age-related differences in motor learning and transfer are dependent on visual feedback of the motor task. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine the effects of ageing on motor learning, retention, and interlimb transfer ...
Source: Experimental Gerontology - July 4, 2018 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Krishnan C, Washabaugh EP, Reid CE, Althoen MM, Ranganathan R Tags: Exp Gerontol Source Type: research

Emotional and social characteristics of stroke patients with low verbal memory.
CONCLUSIONS: Because the social engagement may be treated as protective factor in the course of recovery we would recommend that during rehabilitation more attention should be paid to emotional and social functioning of stroke patients with low verbal memory. PMID: 29340965 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Aging Clinical and Experimental Research - January 17, 2018 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Zawadzka E, Domańska Ł Tags: Aging Clin Exp Res Source Type: research

Memory performance on the story recall test and prediction of cognitive dysfunction progression in mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's dementia
ConclusionsThe present study suggests that the SRT delayed recall score independently predicts progression to dementia in patients with MCI. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2016; ••: ••–••.
Source: Geriatrics and Gerontology International - November 30, 2016 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Jong ‐Hwan Park, Hyuntae Park, Sang Wuk Sohn, Sungjae Kim, Kyung Won Park Tags: Original Article: Epidemiology, Clinical Practice and Health Source Type: research

“Are you going to come and see us again soon?” An intergenerational event between stroke survivors and school-children
Quality in Ageing and Older Adults,Volume 17, Issue 4, Page 246-252, December 2016. Purpose A one-hour intergenerational event held at an infant school in Norfolk, England, aimed to increase the citizenship experience of young children and their awareness of what it means to live with stroke, and to address social isolation or self-confidence in communicating among stroke survivors with aphasia. It was also intended to gauge whether this activity might provide a basis for future research. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach Four community-dwelling stroke survivors with aphasia were recruited...
Source: Quality in Ageing and Older Adults - November 22, 2016 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Association Between Objectively Measured Physical Activity and Cognitive Function in Older Adults—The Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke Study
ConclusionHigher levels of objectively measured MVPA%, rather than LPA% or ST%, were associated with lower prevalence of cognitive impairment and better performance in memory and executive function in aging people. The amount of MVPA associated with lower prevalence of cognitive impairment is consistent with meeting PA guidelines.
Source: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society - December 22, 2015 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Wenfei Zhu, Virginia J. Howard, Virginia G. Wadley, Brent Hutto, Steven N. Blair, John E. Vena, Natalie Colabianchi, David Rhodes, Steven P. Hooker Tags: Clinical Investigations Source Type: research