cognitive impairment

This progressive loss of brain cells leads to severe symptoms including memory decline, cognitive impairment, and difficulty with movement.

The plan was to follow up with radiotherapy, but this risks significant cognitive impairment, Corinne said.

Studies have shown that those who move with their broader community fare better than when communities are fractured, with older people experiencing lower rates of cognitive impairment.

“We have found that nicotine patches are useful along a whole spectrum of impairments, like people with ADHD, Alzheimer’s, and people with age-related memory and cognitive impairment,” says Edward Levin, a professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Duke University who studies the effects of nicotine.

In 2012, Newhouse and Levin published a randomized controlled trial showing that short-term nicotine use improved cognitive performance in people with mild cognitive impairment.