Practicing yoga nidra—a kind of mindfulness training—might improve sleep, cognition, learning, and memory, even in novices, according to a pilot study published in the open-access journal PLOS ONE on December 13 by Karuna ...
Dec 13, 2023
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A study conducted by researchers, Dr. Chirag Vyas and Dr. Olivia I. Okereke at Massachusetts General Hospital, and Dr. Howard Sesso and Dr. JoAnn Manson at Brigham and Women's Hospital has shown that cocoa extract has a potential ...
Dec 7, 2023
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Exercise is known to have many benefits when it comes to cognitive function—such as improving memory and concentration skills. Research shows this is true for people in many different age groups, and even in those with conditions ...
Dec 5, 2023
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Optimistic thinking has long been immortalized in self-help books as the key to happiness, good health and longevity but it can also lead to poor decision-making, with particularly serious implications for people's financial ...
Dec 1, 2023
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New research has explored how sleep, oxygen levels, and exercise affect our ability to perform mental tasks.
Nov 23, 2023
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A study of more than 300 older adults experiencing mild cognitive impairment or self-reported memory concerns has found that cognitively enriched tai ji quan, also known as tai chi, was superior to standard tai ji quan or ...
Oct 30, 2023
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Children who are too short for their age can suffer reduced cognitive ability arising from differences in brain function as early as six months of age, according to new research from the University of East Anglia.
Oct 26, 2023
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A team of more than 200 researchers around the world, involving multiple health and scientific institutions, led by the University of Oxford, has published the first digital atlas showing the dynamics of normative maturation ...
Oct 26, 2023
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In a new study, Yale researchers offer a look into how infants' brains work and change over time, and how these processes can be disrupted by preterm birth. The findings, the researchers say, could point to treatments that ...
Oct 16, 2023
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Playing a single 18-hole round of golf or completing 6 km of either Nordic walking or regular walking may significantly improve immediate cognitive function in older individuals, according to a recent study published in BMJ ...
Oct 16, 2023
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