by PsyAsia International | Tuesday, April 19, 2022 | Alzheimer's, Dementia, Dementia Journals, Pollution, PsyAsia Neuropsychology, vas, Vascular Dementia
April 19, 2022 Abstract Introduction Growing evidence implicates air pollution as a risk factor for dementia, but prior work is limited by challenges in diagnostic accuracy and assessing exposures in the decades prior to disease development. We evaluated the impact of...
by PsyAsia International | Friday, November 5, 2021 | Alzheimer's, Executive Function, MCI, PsyAsia Neuropsychology, Psychometrics, Psychometrics in Neuropsychology, Validity
November 5, 2021 Assessment, Ahead of Print. Many clock drawing test (CDT) scoring systems focus on drawing results and lack drawing process assessments. This study created a CDT scoring procedure with drawing process assessment and explored its diagnostic value in...
by PsyAsia International | Friday, November 5, 2021 | Alzheimer's, Cognition, Diet, Health, MCI, Neuropsychology Podcasts, Performance, Podcasts, PsyAsia Neuropsychology
November 5, 2021 Halloween is here and the other holidays are just around the corner, so we need to discuss sugar. I share about a conversation I had with Dr. Dale Bredesen about the importance of eating right when trying to prevent cognitive impairment. It has been a...
by PsyAsia International | Wednesday, October 27, 2021 | Alzheimer's, Clinical Psychology, Cognition, Neuropsychology Podcasts, PsyAsia Neuropsychology, Stress, Trauma
October 27, 2021 Untreated and unresolved trauma is now considered to be a risk factor and contributor to Alzheimer’s dementia. Trauma can be defined as any event that alters how we process, react to, and recall memories, by overwhelming the individual’s...
by PsyAsia International | Thursday, September 9, 2021 | Alzheimer's, Apnea, APOE, Dementia, Dementia Journals, PsyAsia Neuropsychology, Sleep
September 9, 2021 Abstract Introduction Few longitudinal studies have explored the association between apolipoprotein E gene (APOE) status, sleep disturbances, and incident dementia among middle-aged participants. Methods Cox regression analyses explored the...
by PsyAsia International | Saturday, July 31, 2021 | Alzheimer's, Cognition, Dementia Journals, Insomnia, PsyAsia Neuropsychology, Psychometrics in Neuropsychology, Sleep
July 31, 2021 Abstract Introduction We evaluated whether insomnia symptom severity was associated with cognitive function, and whether this relationship was modified by biomarkers associated with Alzheimer’s disease risk. Methods We examined insomnia symptoms...