Study shows cognitive training can improve brain performance of students in...
The cognitive effects of poverty can be mitigated during middle school with a targeted intervention, according to researchers at the Center for BrainHealth at The University of Texas at Dallas.
View ArticleAre medications' adverse cognitive effects reversible?
Whether the adverse cognitive effects of medications can be reversed is of significant importance to an aging population, their caregivers and their families, as well as to an overburdened health care...
View ArticleBeta secretase inhibitors to treat Alzheimer's disease
With each new amyloid-targeting treatment for Alzheimer's disease that has been developed, there has been a corresponding concern. For example, antibodies targeting amyloid-β peptide (Aβ) produce...
View ArticleAlcohol may elevate the expression of two enzymes called CYP2E1 and CYP2U1
The prefrontal cortex (PFC) and amygdala (AMG) are brain regions that not only referee cognitive functions and emotional states, but also contribute to the reinforcing effects of alcohol and tobacco....
View ArticleStatin use in elderly would prevent disease but could carry considerable side...
A new study by UC San Francisco has found that statins can help prevent disease in older adults but must be weighed against potentially serious side effects.
View ArticleTuberculosis drug can improve effect of CBT
A new study from Sweden's Karolinska Institutet shows that the effect of internet-based CBT (cognitive behavioural therapy) for people with people with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) may be...
View ArticleNew study on brain exercises for healthy ageing in people with Down syndrome
Researchers specialising in ageing in persons with an intellectual disability at Trinity College Dublin have just begun a new study to examine if cognitive training for adults with Down syndrome can...
View ArticleReturn trips feel shorter in hindsight
People reflecting on a roundtrip walk estimated that the return trip took less time than the outward trip, according to a study published June 10, 2015 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Ryosuke...
View ArticleThe rise of cognitive enhancers is a mass social experiment
Want to sign up for a massive human experiment? Too late. You're already a lab rat. There was no ethics approval or informed consent. You weren't asked, you never signed up, and now there's no easy way...
View ArticleClinical trial: First treatment for 'emotional flatness' associated with...
Results of a clinical trial seem to show the first effective treatment for the negative symptoms - withdrawal, lack of emotion, and apathy - associated with schizophrenia. This work is presented at the...
View ArticleNo increased dementia risk found in diagnosed celiac patients
A new and comprehensive study by investigators at the Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University Medical Center has found that celiac patients are at no increased risk for dementia before or after...
View ArticleComparing chemical and surgical castration for prostate cancer
Surgical castration to remove the testicles (orchiectomy) of men with metastatic prostate cancer was associated with lower risks for adverse effects compared with men who underwent medical castration...
View ArticleOnline therapy can help those affected by body dysmorphic disorder
Internet based cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) can help people affected by body dysmorphic disorder, finds a study published by The BMJ today.
View ArticleBrain volume changes after CBT
After just nine weeks of internet-delivered cognitive behavioural therapy, the brain of patients suffering from social anxiety disorder changes in volume. Anxiety is reduced, and parts of the patients'...
View ArticleBrain scans link physical changes to cognitive risks of widely used class of...
Older adults might want to avoid a using class of drugs commonly used in over-the-counter products such as nighttime cold medicines due to their links to cognitive impairment, a research team led by...
View ArticleCan a smartphone application help treat anxiety and depression?
In a joint project between the Universities of Liverpool and Manchester researchers have examined the initial trial of a smartphone application designed to help people manage their problems.
View ArticleAltered brain connectivity may explain cognitive impairment in pediatric...
The neurotoxic effects of chemotherapeutic drugs on the developing brains of young patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) may impair their cognitive functioning by disrupting the formation of...
View ArticleOlder adults with long-term alcohol dependence lose neurocognitive abilities
Heavy drinking can lead to neurophysiological and cognitive changes ranging from disrupted sleep to more serious neurotoxic effects. Aging can also contribute to cognitive decline. Several studies on...
View ArticleChildhood hypertension associated with cognitive issues
Hypertension, more commonly known as high blood pressure, has increased significantly in children, paralleling the current childhood obesity epidemic. Although we know that adult hypertension can...
View ArticleHigh rates of smoking among schizophrenia patients attributed to nicotine's...
The smoking rate among individuals with schizophrenia has been shown to be as high as 90 percent, compared to between 20 and 23 percent of the general population, or 50 percent among individuals with...
View ArticlePotential Alzheimer's medication shows promise in mouse model of...
Memory loss and other cognitive symptoms of Alzheimer's disease are attributed, in part, to the degeneration of acetylcholine-producing neurons. Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors are a common treatment...
View ArticleToddlers playing with touchscreens sleep less: study
The more toddlers play with touchscreen devices the less they sleep, according to a study released Thursday that suggests the findings could be cause for concern.
View ArticleReview finds no benefit to aspirin for preserving cognitive function
An analysis of published studies found no evidence that low- dose aspirin buffers against cognitive decline or dementia or improves cognitive test scores.
View ArticlePost-traumatic stress affects cognitive function in cancer patients
Subtle cognitive dysfunction and decline in breast cancer patients was largely independent of chemotherapy but associated with cancer-related post-traumatic stress in a German multisite study.
View ArticlePredicting cognitive deficits in people with Parkinson's disease
Parkinson's disease (PD) is commonly thought of as a movement disorder, but after years of living with PD approximately twenty five percent of patients also experience deficits in cognition that impair...
View ArticleAAIC: Mediterranean diet may help preserve cognitive function
(HealthDay)—Eating right may help protect brain health in old age, a group of new studies show. The research was scheduled for presentation at the annual Alzheimer's Association International...
View ArticleMore education linked to better cognitive functioning later in life
Higher levels of education are tied to later ages of peak cognitive functioning, according to new research published today in the journal PLOS ONE.
View ArticleIs it possible to boost your intelligence by training? We reviewed three...
Scientists achieved astonishing results when training a student with a memory training programme in a landmark experiment in 1982. After 44 weeks of practice, the student, dubbed SF, expanded his...
View ArticleEffects of tramadol on cognitive and sports performance
Researchers from the University of Granada have published the first randomised controlled trial of the effects of tramadol on cognitive and sports performance.
View ArticleReduced dental anxiety among children with internet-based CBT
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have developed an accessible therapy for children and adolescents suffering from dental phobia. The study, published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research,...
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