From the Cell Press press release via EurekAlert!: As the elderly age, their ability to concentrate, reason, and recall facts tends to decline in part because their brains generate fewer new neurons than they did…
From the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing press release via ScienceDaily: New research from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing has found that children who regularly have breakfast on a near-daily basis had…
From the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign press release via EurekAlert!: Exercise doesn’t only strengthen your heart and muscles – it also beefs up your brain. Dozens of studies now show that aerobic exercise can…
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…