Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Alzheimer's gene may impact cognitive health before adulthood
A gene linked to Alzheimer's Disease may impact cognitive health much sooner than previously realized.
Jul 19, 2019
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News tagged with iq tests
Pediatrics
Early days, but we've found a way to lift the IQ and resilience of Australia's most vulnerable children
What happens in our first three years profoundly influences the rest of our lives.
Jul 4, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Examining common myths about IQ
Intelligence is innate and highly gifted people are all nerds. These are but two of the many widely held assumptions about intelligence. We asked LMU psychologist Markus Bühner about the basis for these and other opinions ...
Jul 1, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
New study identifies factors that could promote resilience in children facing extreme adversity
Preschoolers' ability to regulate their attention, behavior and emotions has been linked with their capacity to cope with difficult situations and thrive in the classroom. But most research into how children develop these ...
Mar 1, 2019
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Neuroscience
Does our environment affect the genes in our brains?
Is there a link between differences in IQ test performance and the activity of certain genes? Researchers from Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin have shown that modifications in the structure of a specific gene have ...
Sep 25, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Bilingual children who speak native language at home have higher intelligence
Children who regularly use their native language at home while growing up in a different country have higher IQs, a new study has shown.
Aug 20, 2018
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Neuroscience
Smarter brains run on sparsely connected neurons
The more intelligent a person, the fewer connections there are between the neurons in his cerebral cortex. This is the result of a study conducted by neuroscientists working with Dr. Erhan Genç and Christoph Fraenz at Ruhr-Universität ...
May 17, 2018
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Health
Want smarter kids who sleep through the night? Feed them fish, a new study says
A new University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing study found that children who ate fish regularly scored nearly five points higher on a standard IQ test that measures cognitive function in children. The kids who favored ...
Jan 3, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Have you ever wondered whether you were exceptionally gifted?
When you were in school, did you ever wonder why your grades fell short yet your puzzled teachers insisted that you were intelligent? As an adult, have you struggled to gain recognition for your work, despite making what ...
Nov 10, 2017
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Pediatrics
Children born prematurely have greater risk of cognitive difficulties later in life
Babies born preterm have a greater risk of developing cognitive, motor and behavioural difficulties and these problems persist throughout school years, finds a new study led by Queen Mary University of London (QMUL).
Oct 11, 2017
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