From the BioMed Central press release: Cognitive training including puzzles, handicrafts and life skills are known to reduce the risk, and help slow down the progress, of dementia amongst the elderly. A new study published…
From the University of Utah press release: The process of melding individuals into effective, problem-solving groups should involve empowering individuals to realize they have important ideas to share. Dr. Bryan Bonner, an associate professor at…
From the UC San Diego press release by Scott LaFee: Repeated stress triggers the production and accumulation of insoluble tau protein aggregates inside the brain cells of mice, say researchers at the University of California,…
From the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine press release: Working with genetically engineered mice and the genomes of thousands of people with schizophrenia, researchers at Johns Hopkins say they now better understand how both nature…
From the University College London press release via EurekAlert!: A study of more than 18,000 children across England found that embedding mental health support in schools as part of the Targeted Mental Health in Schools…
From the Kennedy Krieger Institute press release via Newswise: Though autism is often not diagnosed until the age of three, some children begin to show signs of developmental delay before they turn a year old.…
From the Ohio State University press release: People enjoy watching tragedy movies like Titanic because they deliver what may seem to be an unlikely benefit: tragedies actually make people happier in the short-term. Researchers found…
From the American Chemical Society (ACS) press release via Newswise: Just as the familiar sugar in food can be bad for the teeth and waistline, another sugar has been implicated as a health menace and…
From the Karolinska Institutet press release via EurekAlert!: In a new study, researchers at the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet have identified epigenetic changes – known as DNA methylation – in the blood of patients…
From the AFTAU press release: Dementia — an acute loss of cognitive ability — can be marked by memory loss, decreased attention span, and disorientation. It occurs in severe disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease. Despite…