The Role of Inflammatory Biomarkers as a Diagnostic Tool for Possible Late-Life Cognitive Decline and Dementias.

The objective of this paper was to explore whether inflammatory biomarkers, especially C-reactive protein (CRP) and high-sensitivity CRP (hsCRP), can be used as a diagnostic tool for possible late-life cognitive decline and dementias. Twelve studies were identified since 2010 involving 13,174 subjects, and one study recruited only healthy population. Inflammatory biomarkers CRP and hsCRP were obtained from blood plasma.

The Effects of Anodal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Working Memory.

The aim of this paper was to review the effects of anodal transcranial direct current stimulation (tdcs) on working memory in healthy population. Ten studies were identified involving 319 subjects. Working memory performance was measured using cognitive tasks such as the n-back task, digit span forward or digit span backwards test, Sternberg WM task, the Pacet Auditory Serial Addition Task (PASAT) and the Pacet Auditory Serial Subtraction Task (PASST), verbal and visuospatial tasks and the Operation Span (OSpan) task.

Sarcopenia and Its Impact on Quality of Life.

Sarcopenia is recognized as a major health problem among older adults. This syndrome is associated with serious health consequences in terms of frailty, disability, morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study is to review sarcopenia and its impact on quality of life (QoL).