The Modified Mini-Mental State Examination (3MS) was developed to overcome shortcomings of the Mini-Mental Status Exam (MMSE), specifically its narrow range of possible scores and ceiling effects. Several studies have examined the psychometric characteristics of the 3MS, showing an improvement in reliability and increased sensitivity in detecting dementia in comparison to the MMSE. Despite rese...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Patients of all ages undergoing hemodialysis (HD) have a high prevalence of cognitive impairment and worse cognitive function than healthy controls, and those with dementia are at high risk of death. Frailty has been associated with poor cognitive function in older adults without kidney disease. We hypothesized that frailty might also be associated with poor cognitive ...

This study investigated the effect of silicate moduli on properties geopolymer materials consisting Class F fly ash (FA) and ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBFS). For this purpose, were prepared with alkaline solutions composed 10 M NaOH sodium (SSs) two different (2Ms 3Ms). The mixtures placed in molds (40 x 40 160 mm) cured at 90 °C for 5 hours. After heat curing, physical, mechanical...

Background: The Modified Mini Mental State (3MS) is the extended version of original test with additional items improving coverage remaining cognitive functions version. Aim: aim this pilot study to translate and assess its psychometric properties, in order enable use 3MS for Greek speakers. Method Material: Independent sample t-test analysis was performed differences between groups (N=105) dep...

OBJECTIVES To investigate the effect of metabolic syndrome on cognitive function in an elderly Latino population and to determine whether inflammation modifies this association. DESIGN A longitudinal cohort study. SETTING Sacramento area and the surrounding California counties from 1998 to 1999. PARTICIPANTS One thousand six hundred twenty-four Latinos aged 60 and older who participated i...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the effect of workplace neck/shoulder strength training with and without regular supervision on neck/shoulder pain and headache among office workers. METHOD A 20-week cluster randomized controlled trial among 351 office workers was randomized into three groups: two training groups with the same total amount of planned exercises three times per week (1) with supervisio...

Although caffeine can enhance cognitive function acutely, long-term effects of consumption of caffeine-containing beverages such as tea and coffee are uncertain. Data on 4,809 participants aged 65 and older from the Cardiovascular Health Study (CHS) were used to examine the relationship of consumption of tea and coffee, assessed by food frequency questionnaire, on change in cognitive function b...

OBJECTIVES To determine if prevalent and incident diabetes mellitus (DM) increase risk of cognitive decline and if, among elderly adults with DM, poor glucose control is related to worse cognitive performance. DESIGN Prospective cohort study. SETTING Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study at 2 community clinics. PARTICIPANTS A total of 3069 elderly adults (mean age, 74.2 years; 42% black...

Synthetic cathinones are designer drugs of the phenethylamine class, structurally and pharmacologically similar to amphetamine, 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), cathinone and other related substances. New analogues, legal at least, until formally banned (a time consuming process), are introduced almost daily The United Nations estimates nearly 250 new drug analogues are produced per ye...