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…
From the Frontiers press release via EurekAlert!: Yoga has positive effects on mild depression and sleep complaints, even in the absence of drug treatments, and improves symptoms associated with schizophrenia and ADHD in patients on…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Supplementing children’s diets with fish oil, enrolling them in quality preschool, and engaging them in interactive reading all turn out to be effective ways to raise a…
From the University of Utah press release via EurekAlert!: Most people believe they can multitask effectively, but a University of Utah study indicates that people who multitask the most – including talking on a cell…
From the Society of Nuclear Medicine press release via EurekAlert!: Only recently has it become possible to create high-quality images of the brain plaques characteristic of Alzheimer’s disease in living people through positron emission tomography…