OPINION: The UN has twice called on Australia to dismantle its indefinite detention system for people with cognitive impairments and mental illness, which disproportionately affects Indigenous people.

Youth crime in Victoria is at its highest level in more than a decade. In the midst of that spike, researchers say young people with cognitive disabilities are going unsupported and overlooked in the ...

A new study shows a sharp rise in rates of cognitive disability within the U.S. over the past decade. Adults under the age of 40 experienced the greatest increase in risk, with 2023 rates of nearly 1 ...

Cognitive struggles are climbing across the U.S., especially among young and economically disadvantaged adults. Rates of self-reported cognitive disability nearly doubled in people under 40 between ...

Researchers have updated and validated a series of tests in the NIH Toolbox Cognitive Battery. These tests, delivered on an iPad, can now be used to accurately assess cognitive processing in people ...

Marine microplastic levels in ocean water were associated with cognitive and other disabilities among people living in adjacent coastal counties, cross-sectional data showed. Across 218 coastal ...

The researchers found that the age-adjusted self-reported cognitive disability prevalence rose from 5.3% in 2013 to 7.4% in 2023. HealthDay News — Rates of self-reported cognitive disability rose in ...

Older adults who experienced delirium while hospitalized for COVID-19 had increases in functional disability and cognitive impairment in the 6 months after discharge, according to a prospective cohort ...

A retrospective analysis of data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Disability and Health Data System revealed that the prevalence of self-reported cognitive disability rose from ...

An analysis of longitudinal data from the Taiwan Social Environment and Biomarkers of Aging Study found that the relationship between disability and cognitive decline in older adults is bidirectional.