Gen Z intelligence decline is emerging as a serious concern among neuroscientists and education researchers. For over a century, each generation showed rising IQ scores, a pattern known as the Flynn effect. New data from the U.S., Europe, and global assessments now suggest this trend may be reversing raising urgent questions about how modern environments are shaping the developing brain.

SB 6161 would ask the Department of Health to consider including dementia risk-reduction information in public and provider materials when research supports a correlation; sponsor and advocates said prevention and awareness can delay cognitive decline and reduce long-term care costs.

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AUTH’s iMedPhys leads a clinical pilot using cognitive training, physical exercise, and nutrition support for frail older adults.

Background: #Cancer-related cognitive decline (CRCD) is a significant problem; interventions are needed to mitigate CRCD for older adults (aged 65 and older). Objective: Our objective was to develop and evaluate the #usability of Memory and Attention Adaptation Training-Geriatrics (MAAT-G), a CRCD intervention for older adults with breast #Cancer undergoing systemic treatment. Methods: We conducted an intervention adaptation study to develop MAAT-G. MAAT-G, is a cognitive behavioral therapy-based intervention delivered by a health professional over the course of ten weekly individual workshops via videoconferencing. To develop MAAT-G, the Contextual, Cohort-based, Maturity, Specific Challenge (CCMSC) framework was used for preliminary adaptations. Patient advocate collaborators guided further refinement, reviewing MAAT-G workshop content, participant workbook, and intervention delivery via videoconferencing to optimize relevance and #usability for older adults. The #usability of MAAT-G and its video-conferencing delivery was subsequently evaluated in 4 older adults with breast #Cancer using the System #usability Scale (SUS; score range 0-100, >67 above average) and through semi-structured qualitative interviews. Results: Numerous adaptations were made to address the unique needs of older patients using CCMSC framework and patient advocate feedback. #usability testing included four female patients with breast #Cancer; mean age 73.3 years (range 67-77). Patients were receiving systemic therapy (two adjuvant, two advanced stage disease). One patient had less than a high school education; three had some college education or more. All four patients completed study procedures, including 10 MAAT-G workshop sessions (100% intervention adherence). Mean SUS score was 90.6, indicating good #usability. Conclusions: MAAT-G is a behavioral intervention developed to mitigate CRCD. It is designed specifically for older adults and showed above average #usability in this population.

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An international trial has started to see if a simple finger-prick blood test could predict Alzheimer's before symptoms start.