Cognitive decline is a critical but often overlooked complication of high blood pressure. While elevated blood pressure is widely recognized as a leading risk factor for cardiovascular disease and ...

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 ...

Dementia is expected to proliferate along with the super elderly. So health practitioners are focused on screening for it.

President Donald Trump’s boast that he “aced” a cognitive test is not the only reason these brain fitness tests are becoming a bigger part of the national health conversation. These screening tools ...