From the Association for Psychological Science press release via HealthCanal: Some people seem to pick up a second language with relative ease, while others have a much more difficult time. Now, a new study suggests…
From the UCSF press release by Jeffrey Norris via HealthCanal: A new UC San Francisco-led study looks at the close link between diabetes and dementia, which can create a vicious cycle. Diabetes-associated episodes of low…
From the Duke University press release via ScienceDaily: Hours spent at the video gaming console not only train a player’s hands to work the buttons on the controller, they probably also train the brain to…
From the Taylor & Francis press release via AlphaGalileo: In a recent study by Routledge Journal’s Media Psychology, entitled “Feeling better but doing worse: Effects of Facebook self-presentation on implicit self esteem and cognitive task…
From the Cell Press press release via EurekAlert!: The birth of new neurons in the adult brain sharpens memory in rodents, but whether the same holds true for humans has long been debated. A study…
From the American Academy of Neurology press release via ScienceDaily: People who develop a type of irregular heartbeat common in old age called atrial fibrillation may also be more likely to develop problems with memory…
From the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center press release via ScienceDaily: People suffering from type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease (CVD) are at an increased risk of cognitive decline, according to a new study from…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: The width of blood vessels in the retina, located at the back of the eye, may indicate brain health years before the onset of dementia and other…
From the press release via ScienceDaily: Exposure to general anaesthesia increases the risk of dementia in the elderly by 35%, says new research presented at Euroanaesthesia, the annual congress of the European Society of Anaesthesiology…
From the McMaster University press release via ScienceDaily: New research from McMaster University suggests women can remember faces better than men, in part because they spend more time studying features without even knowing it, and…