http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. A Mediterranean diet with added extra virgin olive oil or mixed nuts seems to improve the brain power of older people better than advising them to follow a low-fat diet, indicates research published online in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-mediterranean-diet-boost-ageing-brain.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:03 EST news288291448 (HealthDay)—Most Americans are falling short when it comes to exercise, a new government report shows. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-americans-cdc.html Health Thu, 02 May 2013 18:00:02 EST news286734682 Want to make your brain smarter? Slow down and dig deeper, advises Dr. Sandra Bond Chapman, a neuroscientist who has spent nearly 30 years studying this question. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-focus-brainpower-expert.html Neuroscience Wed, 06 Mar 2013 16:49:13 EST news281810946 Exercise doesn't only strengthen your heart and muscles – it also beefs up your brain. Dozens of studies now show that aerobic exercise can increase the size of critical brain structures and improve cognition in children and older adults. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-physical-cognition.html Health Sun, 17 Feb 2013 04:42:32 EST news280298539 Scientists at the University of Essex have been working with NASA on a project where they controlled a virtual spacecraft by thought alone. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-minds-thought-controlled-virtual-spacecraft.html Neuroscience Tue, 05 Feb 2013 07:10:03 EST news279270541 Nations that consume a lot of milk and milk products also tend to have a lot of Nobel laureates among their populations, suggest the authors of a letter, published in Practical Neurology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-nations-consume-lot-nobel-prizes.html Neuroscience Mon, 14 Jan 2013 18:30:01 EST news277381500 Human intelligence and behavior require optimal functioning of a large number of genes, which requires enormous evolutionary pressures to maintain. A provocative hypothesis published in a recent set of Science and Society pieces published in the Cell Press journal Trends in Genetics suggests that we are losing our intellectual and emotional capabilities because the intricate web of genes endowing us with our brain power is particularly susceptible to mutations and that these mutations are not being selected against in our modern society. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-humans-slowly-surely-intellectual-emotional.html Genetics Mon, 12 Nov 2012 12:00:04 EST news271942686 Take this with a grain of salt, or perhaps some almonds or hazelnuts: A study ties chocolate consumption to the number of Nobel Prize winners a country has and suggests it's a sign that the sweet treat can boost brain power. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-chocolate-nobels.html Other Wed, 10 Oct 2012 17:46:35 EST news269109989 Daily low dose aspirin could slow the decline in brain power among elderly women at high risk of heart disease, indicates observational research published in the online journal BMJ Open. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-aspirin-temper-brain-power-decline.html Medications Wed, 03 Oct 2012 18:30:04 EST news268504639 Can you teach an old dog (or human) new tricks? Yes, but it might take time, practice, and hard work before he or she gets it right, according to Hans Schroder and colleagues from Michigan State University in the US. Their work shows that when rules change, our attempts to control our actions are accompanied by a loss of attention to detail. Their work is published online in the Springer journal Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-brain-power-shortage-mentally-taxing.html Neuroscience Mon, 16 Jul 2012 10:58:57 EST news261654905 (Medical Xpress) -- In a recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Dr. Susanne Jaeggi from the University of Michigan looked at the use of specialized video games have the ability to help children solve problems easier. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-memory-video-games-brain-power.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 14 Jun 2011 06:30:01 EST news227247111