Showing posts with label Cognitive Decline. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cognitive Decline. Show all posts

Saturday, 31 July 2010

Cognitive Decline

Handgrip strength and cognitive decline in older Mexican Americans. [PubMed Abstract]
* "CONCLUSION: Older Mexican Americans with reduced handgrip strength at baseline demonstrated a statistically significant decline in cognitive function over a 7-year period. By contrast, participants in the highest handgrip strength quartile maintained a higher level of cognitive function."
* Alfaro-Acha A, Al Snih S, Raji MA, Kuo YF, Markides KS, Ottenbacher KJ.
* J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2006 Aug;61(8):859-65.