News tagged with brain power


Missing link in Parkinson's disease found

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have described a missing link in understanding how damage to the body's cellular power plants leads to Parkinson's disease and, perhaps ...

Medical research created Apr 25, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Mediterranean diet seems to boost ageing brain power

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 ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 20, 2013 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Expert discusses how BRAIN Initiative will affect neuroscience

Mapping the human brain, with its billions of neurons, is one of science's most elusive projects. But a new federal program—the $100 million Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative ...

Neuroscience created Apr 24, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Only one in five Americans gets enough exercise, CDC report says

(HealthDay)—Most Americans are falling short when it comes to exercise, a new government report shows.

Health created May 02, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast