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All articles tagged: Mild intellectual disabilities (F70)

HealthDay 10 July at 10.26 PM

Models Constructed to Predict Decline Over Time in MCI, Mild Dementia

Models can be constructed that predict cognitive decline using Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) scores over time for mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and mild dementia, according to a study published online July 10 in Neurology.Pieter J. van der Veere, M.D., from the VU University Medical Center in Amsterdam, and colleagues constr

HealthDay 01 July at 03.05 PM

Emergence of Psychosis in Alzheimer Disease Linked to Elevations in p-tau181

For individuals with Alzheimer disease (AD), the emergence of psychosis is associated with elevations in levels of plasma tau phosphorylated at threonine 181 (p-tau181), according to a study published online June 26 in JAMA Psychiatry.Jesus J. Gomar, Ph.D., and Jeremy Koppel, M.D., from the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research in Ma

HealthDay 24 June at 03.03 PM

Vigorous Physical Activity May Preserve Cognitive Function in High-Risk HTN

For high-risk patients with hypertension, vigorous physical activity (VPA) may preserve cognitive function, according to a study published online June 6 in Alzheimer's & Dementia.Richard Kazibwe, M.D., from the Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and colleagues categorized the baseline self-re

HealthDay 26 January at 10.02 PM

Long-Term Disability Risk Seen After Childhood Bacterial Meningitis

Childhood bacterial meningitis significantly increases the risk for having at least one of seven long-term disabilities, according to a study published online Jan. 19 in JAMA Network Open.Salini Mohanty, Dr.P.H., from Merck & Co. Inc. in Rahway, New Jersey, and colleagues assessed the long-term risk for disabilities among indiv

HealthDay 21 December at 11.12 PM

Machine Learning Can Predict Aggressive Behaviors in Youth With Autism

For inpatient youths with autism, machine learning analyses of preceding changes in peripheral physiology can predict imminent aggressive behaviors before they occur, according to a study published online Dec. 21 in JAMA Network Open.Tales Imbiriba, Ph.D., from Northeastern University in Boston, and colleagues conducted a nonintervent

HealthDay 30 November at 09.59 PM

Psychiatric Comorbidity Increases Risk for Schizophrenia With ADHD

The presence of psychiatric comorbidity in young patients with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is associated with a higher risk for being diagnosed with schizophrenia, according to a study published online Nov. 30 in JAMA Network Open.Soo Min Jeon, Pharm.D., Ph.D., from Jeju National University in South Korea, and