Analyzing the Mini-Cog score as a continuous variable, it was found to have a nearly linear negative correlation with POD risk: for each 1-point increase in the score, the risk of POD decreased by 23% ...

ATLANTA — Emory Healthcare is working to implement a test used to detect Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia. The clock-drawing test, which is typically part of a larger Mini-Cog test, is ...

Investigators at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Health System, Regenstrief Institute, and Indiana University School of Medicine have received an $11 million grant from the National ...

The Alzheimer's Association has released new recommendations to help clinicians detect cognitive impairment during Medicare Annual Wellness Visits. Based on the findings of an expert workgroup ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . An analysis of screening tests designed to assess cognitive function determined the Montreal Cognitive ...

Ken Cohen, MD, FACP, discusses the importance of expanding cognitive screening for seniors. Can you discuss the value of expanding screening for AD among seniors and what initiatives Optum is taking ...

The underdiagnosis of dementia, especially among Black and Hispanic patients, is a long-standing challenge in medicine. A new study, published today in Nature Medicine, finds that an easy, five-minute ...