The Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) continues to be the most widely used screening instrument for Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, the test has been criticized along several lines ...

Home health providers are turning to dementia screenings as a standard part of health assessments – and are discovering ...

New research reveals that blood markers linked to Alzheimer’s disease signal a faster decline in muscle strength among older ...

While AD is characterized by short-term memory decline, early-onset AD – which accounts for about 5% of AD cases – tends to ...

Founded in 2024 by Issac John and Rahul Krishnan, Ivory aims to make cognitive screenings as vital as heart or liver checkups ...

Studies suggest that the clock-drawing test can detect early dementia even when other tests, such as mini-mental state exam (MMSE), are normal. The clock-drawing test can be given by a doctor or other ...

The outcome variable, namely the presence of global cognitive impairment, was defined as a decrease of at least 3 points at the MMSE test score measured at the 3 years follow-up (Zhu et al., 2016).

Performance on the M-ACE was strongly correlated with that of the MMSE and Functional Activities Questionnaire (FAQ). The M-ACE was not accurate in discriminating MCI from control subjects. Conclusion ...

and 4-m gait speed (GS); and evaluated them using the Five Times Sit-to-Stand Test (SST), Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), Timed Up and Go Test (TUGT), and BMD. We thoroughly questioned all ...