Psychology & Psychiatry
A better coaching method can promote an individual's growth
What if there were a more effective way to coach and inspire your employees? Athletes? Students? Even your kids?
Aug 3, 2023
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News tagged with cognitive activity
Health
Why your brain health matters
Health, defined by the World Health Organization (WHO), is "a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity".
Jul 21, 2023
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Neuroscience
Comparing superagers to typical older adults reveals significant lifestyle and brain structure differences
Research led by the Center for Biomedical Technology, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain, has compared the brains of superagers with those of normal cognitive aged abilities in a paper, "Brain structure and phenotypic ...
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Early signs of Alzheimer's: Most older adults see the value of screening but haven't been tested
Some 80% of older adults see the benefit of tests that can give an early warning that a person's memory and thinking abilities have started to decline, a new poll of people age 65 to 80 finds. And 60% think that health care ...
Jul 19, 2023
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Crosswords and chess may help more than socializing in avoiding dementia
Computer use, crosswords and games like chess are more strongly associated with older people avoiding dementia than knitting, painting or socializing, a Monash University study has found.
Jul 15, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Cognitive behavioral therapy shown to improve quality of life in patients with atrial fibrillation
Online cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) shows promising effects on quality of life, as well as reduced health care consumption for patients with paroxysmal (i.e., intermittent) symptomatic atrial fibrillation, according ...
Jul 13, 2023
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Sleep disorders
Lack of sleep found to lessen cognitive benefits of physical activity
Regular physical activity may protect against cognitive decline as we get older, but this protective effect may be diminished for people who are not getting enough sleep, according to a new study by UCL researchers.
Jul 5, 2023
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Neuroscience
New study reveals breakthrough 'brain fitness program' for patients with ADHD, concussion, memory loss
Neurologist Dr. Majid Fotuhi, MD, Ph.D. has developed a multi-disciplinary program for patients with Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD), post-concussion syndrome (PCS), or memory loss. His 12-week program, consisting ...
Jun 30, 2023
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Arthritis & Rheumatism
How chronic knee osteoarthritis pain affects cognitive function
New research suggests that chronic knee pain caused by osteoarthritis does not cause cognitive impairment in isolation, indicating that other factors like age, pain medication and socio-economic factors are likely to play ...
Jun 27, 2023
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Medications
Serotonin booster leads to increased functional brain connectivity, shows study
Cognitive deficits accompany mood disorders and other psychiatric conditions, often with debilitating effects. Limited treatments currently exist, but studies in animals and humans have pointed to drugs such as the laxative ...
Jun 13, 2023
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