| 1/10/2022 |
Cambridge Cognition announces new major pharma client for schizophrenia clinical trials |
directorstalkinterviews.com |
... to assess the pro-cognitive effects of a new drug in schizophrenia. Together the contracts are worth £700,000 over two years. This is the second pharmaceutical client to award Cambridge Cognition major contracts for cognitive assessments for schizophrenia in the last year1. Approximately 30 clinical trials on new drugs for schizophrenia run every year2, demonstrating the potential for further sales in this therapeutic area.Cambridge Cognition offers cognitive assessments with ... |
| 1/10/2022 |
Cambridge Cognition wins contracts for two clinical trials - Sharecast.com |
sharecast.com |
The AIM-traded firm said the contracts would be worth a combined £0.7m over two years.It was the second pharmaceutical client in the last year to award major contracts to the company for cognitive assessments for schizophrenia.Around 30 clinical trials on new drugs for schizophrenia are run every year, the board said, demonstrating the potential for further sales in the therapeutic area.The company said the client had ... |
| 1/4/2022 |
Gray Matter Atrophy And Corresponding Impairments In Connectivity In Patients With Anti-N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor Encephalitis |
researchsquare.com |
... specific structural and functional alterations and their relationship with the clinical symptoms of anti-NMDAR encephalitis. In this study, twenty-two patients with anti-NMDAR encephalitis after the acute stage and 29 controls received cognitive assessments and magnetic resonance imaging. Grey matter atrophy was measured using voxel-based morphometry, and functional alterations in abnormal regions were subsequently investigated using resting state functional connectivity (RSFC). Finally, correlation analyses were performed to ... |
| 12/21/2021 |
Validation of an ecological momentary assessment to measure processing speed and executive function in schizophrenia |
Nature |
... functional outcomes. However, it remains challenging to assess these impairments in clinical settings. Smartphone apps provide the opportunity to measure cognitive impairments in an accessible way; however, more research is needed to validate these cognitive assessments in schizophrenia. We assessed the initial accessibility, validity, and reliability of a smartphone-based cognitive test to measure cognition in schizophrenia. A total of 29 individuals with schizophrenia and 34 controls were included in ... |
| 12/16/2021 |
Study finds drastic drop in cognitive abilities of children born during COVID, masks possibly to blame |
lifesitenews.com |
... during the COVID-19 pandemic have markedly lower cognitive ability compared to their pre-pandemic counterparts. Children born and raised during COVID-19 suffered significant cognitive developmental delays in both verbal and non-verbal cognitive assessments , when compared to kids born before the pandemic, the study found. While the study has not yet been peer-reviewed, the researchers intimated that the pandemic measures and their subsequent effects are likely the ... |
| 12/15/2021 |
Multivitamin-mineral Supplement |
alzforum.org |
... extract plus placebo, the multivitamin plus placebo, or placebo only. The cocoa extract contains 500 mg of flavanols with 80 mg of epicatechin. Participants were recruited by mail across the United States. They took cognitive assessments via telephone at baseline and annually, with the Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status-modified (TICSm) as the primary outcome. Other outcomes included tests of executive function and memory, using telephone versions of delayed recall ... |
| 11/29/2021 |
Balance: Brain Health and Psychology Make New Website Live |
newswire.com |
... GrowME Marketing , this company is pleased to offer their clients a new way to learn about what they offer and how they can help.And what a wide selection of services they offer! From cognitive assessments to a wide range of prevention programs, they have the skills and services necessary to help people regain control of their health. Plus, they also offer many treatment options for those suffering from mental ... |
| 10/15/2021 |
Systematic phenotyping and characterization of the 5xFAD mouse model of Alzheimer's disease |
Nature |
... this model and a template for characterization of new models of LOAD as they are generated. This comprehensive analysis included quantification of plaque burden, Aβ biochemical levels, and neuropathology, neurophysiological measurements and behavioral and cognitive assessments , and evaluation of microglia, astrocytes, and neurons. Analysis of transcriptional changes was conducted using bulk-tissue generated RNA-seq data from microdissected cortices and hippocampi as a function of aging, which can be explored ... |
| 10/12/2021 |
Cognitive Assessment and Training Market Witness the Growth of $11.4 billion by 2025 |
express-press-release.net |
... expected to drive the adoption of the cognitive assessment and training market. According to MarketsandMarkets, cognitive assessment evaluates important areas of brain function. These areas include memory, concentration, processing speed, language, and reasoning capabilities. Cognitive assessments are critical to complete wellness because they have set a personalized benchmark of brain health for future comparison. A baseline cognitive assessment provides a reference point to measure against in case of problems or ... |
| 10/7/2021 |
Baby boomers need coverage post Covid-19 |
qchron.com |
... boomers continue to hit that milestone, more and more become eligible for Medicare, the national health plan for seniors, which has an open enrollment starting Oct. 15 and a few minor changes this year. Cognitive assessments and care plan services, biomarker tests and Covid-19 Medicare services are the new items that will be found in the health plan, according to “Medicare & You 2022,” the official U.S. government Medicare ... |
| 10/7/2021 |
What are the advantages of supervisor training for employee appraisals? Should employees self-rate prior to the feedback meeting? Why or why not? |
homeworkhandlers.com |
What are the advantages of supervisor training for employee appraisals? Should employees self-rate prior to the feedback meeting? Why or why not?]Q AWhat types of psychometric assessments (e.g., personality inventories, cognitive assessments , and integrity tests) are best to identify applicants with the strongest job and organizational fit? Why?Q BSave your time - order a paper!Get your paper written from scratch within the tight deadline. Our ... |
| 9/29/2021 |
2021 SFARI Human Cognitive and Behavioral Science awardees announced |
www.sfari.orghttps |
... psychophysical analysis of atypical sensory perception, cognitive antecedents in high-risk infants for autism and differences in perceptual integration in minimally verbal populations. A variety of experimental approaches will be used, including actigraphy, online cognitive assessments , machine-learning-based analysis of behavior, electroencephalography (EEG) and ‘wearable’ magnetoencephalography (OPM-MEG). Importantly, many of the projects will recruit participants from SPARK , a landmark genetic research project of over 100,000 ... |
| 9/24/2021 |
Cognitive Function Testing: What is it? |
predictiveindex.com |
... can vary significantly. Cognitive function testing is the use of verbal reasoning, numerical reasoning, and logical reasoning questions to measure a person’s general mental ability. These tests are also called cognitive ability tests, cognitive assessments , or intelligence tests. For workplace use, cognitive function testing typically applies to tools like cognitive assessments and behavioral assessments . Like a writing exercise, or a general aptitude test, these can provide additional data points ... |
| 9/22/2021 |
Goals of AD Therapy With Early Detection |
ajmc.com |
... more supportive, if you will. What are some of the things that you could speak about, whether it is Medicare Advantage, other supplemental benefits, or benefit designs that are trying to encourage disease management, cognitive assessments , and caregiver burden? Mona Chitre, PharmD: Educate, empower, and inform. How can we as a society collectively tell the truth? We are doing this across other conditions, perhaps the sexier ones—those that may ... |
| 9/13/2021 |
Caesarean section and its relationship to offspring general cognitive ability: a registry-based cohort study of half a million young male adults |
BMJ |
... support), (2) elective caesarean section (defined as a prelabour caesarean section) or (3) non-elective caesarean section (defined as postonset of labour caesarean section). Outcome: general cognitive ability The Swedish Conscription Agency has employed cognitive assessments since 1944, 23 intending to determine conscript cognitive capacity to suitably match military positions. For the time period when the individuals in the cohort were conscripted, two different test batteries were used to estimate ... |
| 9/13/2021 |
Air quality in offices may impact workers' productivity and cognitive function |
consumeraffairs.com |
... 18 and 65 from around the world participate in the study . At each workers’ desk space, a sensor consistently monitored levels of PM2.5 and CO2, humidity, and temperature. Participants were prompted to complete cognitive assessments and workplace productivity surveys either when the sensor detected higher than normal levels of the pollutants or at scheduled times.The researchers learned that higher levels of both PM2.5 and CO2 can have significant ... |
| 9/9/2021 |
Worldwide Cognitive Assessment and Training Industry to 2025 – Key Drivers, Challenges and Trends – ResearchAndMarkets.com | Financial Buzz |
financialbuzz.com |
... around 25 vendors.The report offers an up-to-date analysis regarding the current global market scenario, latest trends and drivers, and the overall market environment. The market is driven by cost-effective online cognitive assessments , increasing focus on brain health, and emphasis on quality education.The cognitive assessment and training market analysis includes the end-user segment and geographic landscape. This study identifies the rising adoption of gamification for ... |
| 8/31/2021 |
Psychologist to lead research on Alzheimer's in Riverside |
ucr.edu |
... of California, Riverside, will receive about $1.5 million of the grant, with the UCR Brain Game Center for Mental Fitness and Well-being , led by psychologist Aaron Seitz , driving the development of new digital cognitive assessments in Riverside. The study, called the Adult Changes in Thought study, or ACT, is led by Kaiser Permanente Washington, the University of Washington School of Medicine, and the University of California, San Diego. The ... |
| 8/20/2021 |
AAIC 2021: Best Practices for Remote Cognitive Assessments for Alzheimer's Patients During COVID-19 |
xtalks.com |
... meeting. Experts shared study findings on the adoption of new research methods involving remote testing and trials during the pandemic, with insights into which approaches favored Alzheimer’s patients, their caregivers and providers. Remote Cognitive Assessments A large part of dementia and Alzheimer’s research and clinical care involves routine cognitive assessments. These are typically conducted in person in clinical labs at research institutes. However, most clinical trials were either ... |
| 8/14/2021 |
Study Finds Children Born During Scamdemic have Lower IQs and Stunted Development |
flagandcross.com |
... at the data of 672 children born in Rhode Island, all of whom are “healthy, full-term, and neurotypically-developing children” between three months and three years of age. The data included 154 cognitive assessments from 118 children between March 2020 and June 2021. Do you think Cubans are fighting for healthcare or freedom from Communism? (1) “Results highlight that even in the absence of direct SARS-CoV-2 ... |