News tagged with work performance


Drug could improve working memory of people with autism, study finds

People with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) often have trouble communicating and interacting with others because they process language, facial expressions and social cues differently. Previously, researchers found that ...

Autism spectrum disorders created Apr 15, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Tickling the brain with magnetic stimulation improves memory in schizophrenia

Cognitive impairments are disabling for individuals with schizophrenia, and no satisfactory treatments currently exist. These impairments affect a wide range of cognition, including memory, attention, verbal and motor skills, ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Mar 12, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Previously unknown sleep pattern revealed in new research

(Medical Xpress)—There's no need to panic if you didn't get a solid eight hours of beauty sleep last night. According to new University of Sydney research, sleep duration naturally waxes and wanes over ...

Health created Jan 29, 2013 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (6) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

ADHD can cause lifelong problems, study finds

(HealthDay)—If children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, continue to have the condition in adulthood, a new study suggests that they may face an array of physical and mental health ...

Attention deficit disorders created Dec 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Multivitamin lifts brain activity, memory

(Medical Xpress)—A daily multivitamin supplement may improve brain efficiency in older women, according to new research from Swinburne University of Technology.

Neuroscience created Nov 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Field study shows motivational effect of performance targets

(Medical Xpress)—In many areas of our everyday lives, goals are the norm. That not all of them are effective, however, is something which anyone who has seen their New Year resolutions crumbling with each passing month ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Nov 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Omega-3 intake heightens working memory in healthy young adults

(Medical Xpress)—While Omega-3 essential fatty acids—found in foods like wild fish and grass-fed livestock—are necessary for human body functioning, their effects on the working memory of healthy young adults have not ...

Health created Oct 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Pre-test jitters might boost scores, study says

(HealthDay)—For students with a good memory, feeling anxious before taking an exam might actually lead to a higher test score, researchers have found.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Oct 12, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Sleep improves memory in people with Parkinson's disease

(Medical Xpress) -- People with Parkinson's disease performed markedly better on a test of working memory after a night's sleep, and sleep disorders can interfere with that benefit, researchers have shown.

Parkinson's & Movement disorders created Aug 21, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

A walk in the park gives mental boost to people with depression

A walk in the park may have psychological benefits for people suffering from depression.

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 14, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Study exposes secret world of porn addiction

(Medical Xpress) -- A major study from the University of Sydney has shed light on the secret world of excessive porn viewing and the devastating effect it has on users and their families.

Addiction created May 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Employee assistance programs lack a comprehensive approach to addressing intimate partner violence

A new study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy and RTI International finds employee assistance programs (EAPs), a standard benefit offered to employees at most large companies, are failing ...

Health created Apr 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

First contact: Early intervention key in diagnosis and treatment of serious mental illness

Early symptoms of major mental illness can be subtle personality changes. Therefore, initial warning signs can often be missed, or even ignored due to conventional wisdom that suggests it's better to wait for true behavioral ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Shedding light on memory deficits in schizophrenic patients and healthy aged subjects

Working memory, which consists in the short-term retention and processing of information, depends on specific regions of the brain working correctly. This faculty tends to deteriorate in patients with schizophrenia, ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Feb 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Insomnia costing US workforce $63.2 billion a year in lost productivity, study shows

Insomnia is costing the average U.S. worker 11.3 days, or $2,280 in lost productivity every year, according to a study in the September 1 issue of the journal Sleep. As a nation, the total cost is 252.7 days and $63.2 billio ...

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