From the Brown University press release via EurekAlert!: Aphasia, an impairment in speaking and understanding language after a stroke, is frustrating both for victims and their loved ones. In two talks Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013,…
From the Virginia Tech press release via EurekAlert!: The founder of a decades-long scientific study that has proved the enduring benefits of early education today (Feb. 15, 2013) applauded President Barack Obama’s recent call for…
From the University of Barcelona press release via AlphaGalileo: The journal PLOS ONE has recently published a study which provides new data around attention and visual perception. The article “A role of eye vergence in…
From the Universidad de Navarra press release via HealthCanal: Researchers at the University of Navarra are carrying out a study the goal of which is to evaluate the consumption of omega 3 fatty acid-rich complementary…
From the Public Library of Science press release via EurekAlert!: Reading text on digital devices like tablet computers requires less effort from older adults than reading on paper, according to research published February 6 in…
From the UCLA press release by Rachel Champeau via ScienceDaily: A team of academic researchers has pinpointed how vitamin D3 and omega-3 fatty acids may enhance the immune system’s ability to clear the brain of…
From the Public Library of Science press release via ScienceDaily: Chimps can learn more efficient ways to use a tool by watching what others do, according to research published Jan. 30 in the open access…
From the Ohio State University press release by Jeff Grabmeier via HealthCanal: Older adults can improve their decision making and working memory simply by putting on a happy face, a new study suggests. Researchers found…
From the Ruhr-Universität Bochum press release via EurekAlert!: When people see pictures of bodies, a whole range of brain regions are active. This network is altered in women with anorexia nervosa. In a functional magnetic…
From the UC Berkeley press release via EurekAlert!: The connection between poor sleep, memory loss and brain deterioration as we grow older has been elusive. But for the first time, scientists at the University of…