Brain training game may help combat dementia for decades, study finds
USA Today covers new findings from Michael Marsiske and colleagues.
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Decades later, brain training lowers dementia risk
Older adults who received cognitive speed training were 25% less likely to be diagnosed with dementia over the next 20 years.
Seasonal depression in people living with dementia
Shellie-Anne Levy discusses how seasonal affective disorder may affect people with dementia and provides coping tips.
Doctors urge brain screening before surgery to reduce delirium risk in older adults
Catherine Price discusses postoperative cognitive dysfunction with the San Antonio Express-News.
Surgery past 65? Brain health screening can aid recovery
Older adults with cognitive and mental health issues are at greater risk for complications after surgery. There are steps you can take to minimize problems, says Catherine Price.
Using AI to determine the best dementia prevention
Research by Aprinda Indahlastari Queen is featured in WUFT's AI Minute series.
The University of Florida’s ‘AI Queen’ is using AI technology to help prevent dementia
Aprinda Indahlastari Queen is investigating the effect of transcranial direct current stimulation on working memory.
Brittany DeFeis named Gator NeuroScholar
Dr. Brittany DeFeis is among three UF postdoctoral associates named to the McKnight Brain Institute's mentoring program.
Shellie-Anne Levy receives Alzheimer’s Association fellowship to expand dementia research
She will investigate how cardiovascular and metabolic diseases contribute to Lewy body disease.
UF team receives go-ahead to test brain stimulation device designed to combat Alzheimer’s
The team is the first in the U.S. to test a new non-invasive device that may improve brain structure and function.
