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Computer exercises improve memory and attention
Feb 11, 2009 |
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Study results to be published in the April 2009 issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society show that computerized brain exercises can improve memory and lead to faster thinking.
Cognitive training can alter the biochemistry of the brain
Feb 06, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet have shown for the first time that the active training of the working memory brings about visible changes in the number of dopamine receptors ...
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People with higher IQs make wiser economic choices, study finds
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Apr 27, 2009 |
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People with higher measures of cognitive ability are more likely to make good choices in several different types of economic decisions, according to a new study with researchers from the University of Minnesota's Twin Cities ...
Cognitive rehab helps people with acquired brain injury
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 13, 2009 |
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Cognitive rehabilitation after a serious brain injury or stroke can help the mind in much the same way that physical therapy helps the body, according to a new meta-analysis. Because the data suggest that treatment may work ...
Pulling together increases your pain threshold
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Sep 16, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A study of Oxford rowers shows that members of a team who exercise together are able to tolerate twice as much pain as when they train on their own.
Little lifesavers -- kids capable of CPR
Jul 31, 2009 |
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Nine-year-olds can and should learn CPR. A study of 147 schoolchildren, published in BioMed Central's open access journal Critical Care, has shown that, although the smallest may lack the requisite strength, the knowledge of how ...
Strategic video game improves critical cognitive skills in older adults
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 11, 2008 |
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A desire to rule the world may be a good thing if you're over 60 and worried about losing your mental faculties. A new study found that adults in their 60s and 70s can improve a number of cognitive functions by playing a ...
Computer programs help drug abusers stay abstinent
May 01, 2008 |
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Drug abusers who used a computer-assisted training program in addition to receiving traditional counseling stayed abstinent significantly longer than those who received counseling alone, a Yale University study has found.
Turn On, Tune In, Develop? Researchers Examine How Brain Benefits From Musical Training
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Nov 06, 2009 |
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For most people music is an enjoyable, although momentary, form of entertainment. But for those who seriously practiced a musical instrument when they were young, perhaps when they played in a school orchestra ...
Erythropoietin boosts brainpower
Jul 08, 2009 |
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Healthy young mice treated with erythropoietin show lasting improved performance in learning and other higher brain functions. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Biology tested the cognitive effects of the ...
Online cognitive behavioral therapy is effective in treating chronic insomnia
Jun 01, 2009 |
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A study in the June 1 issue of the journal Sleep demonstrates that online cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for chronic insomnia significantly improves insomnia severity, daytime fatigue, and sleep quality. Online treatm ...
Life after chemotherapy: Daily tasks, quality of life may be affected (w/ Podcast)
Jul 22, 2009 |
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Each day, thousands of people undergo chemotherapy treatments for different types of cancer, and it is widely known that patients are negatively affected during the treatments; previous research has shown ...
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