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Uric Acid Blood Check a Marker for
Dementia
(HealthDay News, 1/2/07)
David Schretlen and team at Johns Hopkins and Yale
University medical schools examined 96 older adults, using a
blood test to determine their uric acid levels and the
Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale plus other standard
neuropsychological tests to assess cognitive function. The
investigators found that subjects whose uric acid tested in
the high-normal range had the lowest scores for “mental
processing speed, verbal memory and working memory.” These
findings suggest that high uric acid levels may predict
cognitive impairment and that reducing these levels may help
slow mental decline.
(Neuropsychology, January 2007) |
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