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Resveratrol may be a natural exercise performance enhancer: researchers

A natural compound found in some fruits, nuts and red wine may enhance exercise training and performance, demonstrates newly published medical research from the University of Alberta.

Health created Jun 19, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Brain training computer game improves some cognitive functions relatively quickly

The brain training computer game "Brain Age" can improve executive functions and processing speed, even with a relatively short training period, but does not affect global cognitive status or attention, according to a study ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jan 11, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Music has big brain benefits compared to other leisure pursuits

(Medical Xpress) -- It turns out mom was right. Music lessons are good for you, and those benefits may last a lifetime.  

Neuroscience created Jul 20, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Monitoring brain activity during study can help predict test performance

(Medical Xpress)—Research at Sandia National Laboratories has shown that it's possible to predict how well people will remember information by monitoring their brain activity while they study. 

Psychology & Psychiatry created Sep 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

A neural basis for benefits of meditation

Why does training in mindfulness meditation help patients manage chronic pain and depression? In a newly published neurophysiological review, Brown University scientists propose that mindfulness practitioners ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Feb 13, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Speaking a tonal language (such as Cantonese) primes the brain for musical training

Non-musicians who speak tonal languages may have a better ear for learning musical notes, according to Canadian researchers.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 02, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Training the brain to improve on new tasks

A brain-training task that increases the number of items an individual can remember over a short period of time may boost performance in other problem-solving tasks by enhancing communication between different brain areas. ...

Neuroscience created Apr 15, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Babies' brains benefit from music lessons, researchers find

After completing the first study of its kind, researchers at McMaster University have discovered that very early musical training benefits children even before they can walk or talk.

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 09, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Early music lessons boost brain development, researchers find

If you started piano lessons in grade one, or played the recorder in kindergarten, thank your parents and teachers. Those lessons you dreaded – or loved – helped develop your brain. The younger you started music lessons, ...

Neuroscience created Feb 12, 2013 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

A better way to remember

Scientists and educators alike have long known that cramming is not an effective way to remember things. With their latest findings, researchers at the RIKEN Brain Science Institute in Japan, studying eye ...

Neuroscience created Jun 17, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Aerobic exercise bests resistance training at burning belly fat

Aerobic exercise is your best bet when it comes to losing that dreaded belly fat, a new study finds.

Health created Aug 25, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Brief, high-intensity workouts show promise in helping diabetics lower blood sugar: study

Researchers at McMaster University have found that brief high intensity workouts, as little as six sessions over two weeks, rapidly lower blood sugar levels in type 2 diabetics, offering a potential fix for patients who struggle ...

Health created Dec 12, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Study: Weight training improves Parkinson's symptoms

New research suggests weight training for two years significantly improves the motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease compared to other forms of exercise such as stretching and balance exercises. The clinical trial, which ...

Parkinson's & Movement disorders created Feb 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Excessive endurance training can be too much of a good thing, research suggests

Micah True, legendary ultra-marathoner, died suddenly while on a routine 12-mile training run March 27, 2012. The mythic Caballo Blanco in the best-selling book, Born to Run, True would run as far as 100 miles in a day. On ...

Health created Jun 04, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Mindful multitasking: Meditation first can calm stress, aid concentration

(Medical Xpress) -- Need to do some serious multitasking? Some training in meditation beforehand could make the work smoother and less stressful, new research from the University of Washington shows.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jun 14, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast