This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

Recently revised guidelines for diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease would reclassify nearly all patients who are currently diagnosed with mild or very mild Alzheimer’s as having mild cognitive impairment ...

The new buzzword explains why Chinese tech workers believe they have stayed ahead of layoffs and other turbulence — and why ...

We enrolled adults with respiratory failure or shock in the medical or surgical intensive care unit (ICU), evaluated them for in-hospital delirium, and assessed global cognition and executive function ...

Mild forgetfulness is often a normal part of aging. But for some people, memory and thinking issues can become more serious as they get older. These memory problems can make it difficult to complete ...

When I was a kid, I was enamored of cigarette-smoking movie stars. When I was a teenager, some of my friends began to smoke; I wanted to smoke too, but my parents forbid it. I was also intimidated by ...

Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) is a decline in cognitive function that may include compromised memory, language, or critical thinking. It is considered more serious than expected age-related decline ...

Mild cognitive impairment (MCI), sometimes known as cognitive decline, refers to a small reduction in memory and thinking skills that can occur in older age. This may cause a person to become more ...