Pre-treatment seizures and cognition at the time of focal epilepsy diagnosis
Objective: People with focal epilepsy experience one or more seizures prior to diagnosis. The Human Epilepsy Project (HEP) was a prospective study enrolling people with newly diagnosed focal epilepsy. It collected information including cognitive testing at […]
Intimate partner violence and cognitive functioning – toward quantifying dementia risk
Introduction: Intimate partner violence (IPV) victimization is highly common among women and associated with adverse health consequences that may be linked to dementia risk. Methods: Nurses’ Health Study II participants (N = 14,771) reported adult (age […]
Baseline Neurocognitive Functioning Among Children Treated for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL): Dana Farber Cancer Institute ALL Consortium Study 16-001
Background: This study describes neurocognitive functioning during the first month of induction chemotherapy for childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and associations with age, sex, risk of relapse, maternal education, household material hardship (HMH), and oxidative stress. […]
The association between multilingual experience factors and cognitive functioning in older adults: A Lifelines study
Objectives: The complex life experience of speaking two or more languages has been suggested to preserve cognition in older adulthood. This study aimed to investigate this further by examining the relationship between multilingual experience variables and […]
The impact of a prebiotic-rich diet and/or probiotic supplements on human cognition: Secondary outcomes from the ‘Gut Feelings’ randomised controlled trial
Background: Emerging evidence indicates that gut microbiota-targeted interventions may lead to improvements in cognition. We assessed whether a prebiotic-rich dietary intervention, probiotic supplement, or synbiotic combination of both would improve human cognition, as part of the […]
