A study which appears in the January issue of Neuropsychology indicates that a simple blood test- checking for uric acid levels- may help predict risk of cognitive impairment in older adults.

Patients with high-normal uric acid levels were found to have lower scores on tests of:

• mental processing speed
• verbal memory
• working memory

You’ll need the full powers of your working memory for this one, courtesy of www.braingle.com:

There have been several studies lately that reveal how bad sleep disordered breathing can be for your brain.

Now, a recent article published in the journal Public Library of Science Medicine

Yet another study (presented at the American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting) has come out showing that estrogen does not improve working memory or executive function in postmenopausal women.

The study does show, however, that premenopausal women who’ve had their ovaries removed may benefit from estrogen replacement therapy when it comes to working memory.