From the Wiley-Blackwell press release: Cognitive stimulation therapies have beneficial effects on memory and thinking in people with dementia, according to a systematic review by Cochrane researchers. Despite concerns that cognitive improvements may not be…
From the UCLA press release via EurekAlert!: UCLA life scientists and their colleagues have provided the first evidence of a causal link between traumatic brain injury and an increased susceptibility to post-traumatic stress disorder. Their…
From the UT Dallas press release: A UT Dallas undergraduate’s research is revealing new information about a key protein’s role in the development of epilepsy, autism and other neurological disorders. This work could one day…
From the University of Edinburgh press release via EurekAlert!: Stress levels of unemployed people are linked more to their surroundings than their age, gender, disposable income, and degree of deprivation, a study shows. The presence…
From the AFTAU press release: Mental state can play a crucial role in physical health — medical professionals have long known about the connection between anxiety and the immune system, for example. Now researchers at…
From the Rush University Medical Center press release: Experts from the Rush Institute of Health Aging have found that chronic exposure to particulate air pollution may accelerate cognitive decline in older adults. The results of…
From the Miriam Hospital press release: Is weight loss “contagious”? According to a new study published online in the journal Obesity, teammates in a team-based weight loss competition significantly influenced each other’s weight loss, suggesting…
From the McGill University press release: For some, the pain is so great that they can’t even bear to have clothes touch their skin. For others, it means that every step is a deliberate and…
From the UCLA press release via Newswise: Cognitive loss and brain degeneration currently affect millions of adults, and the number will increase, given the population of aging baby boomers. Today, nearly 20 percent of people…
From the Ohio State University press release: A specific goal to eat a set number of daily servings of low-glycemic-index foods can improve dietary habits of people with Type 2 diabetes, according to new research.…