New research from the University of Toronto is providing valuable insight into how the brain works to retain memory—and it could help treat patients with memory impairment.
Jan 6, 2023
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Baseball may be America's favorite pastime, but in rankings of the most popular hobbies, reading is more consistently ranked highly. It's not hard to see why: reading is simultaneously engaging and relaxing, and it's fun ...
Dec 6, 2022
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Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a treatment reserved for the most severe cases of depression, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. Positive results are not guaranteed.
Oct 31, 2022
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Vegetarians have around twice as many depressive episodes as meat-eaters, according to a new study.
Oct 6, 2022
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Exercise can improve your cognitive and mental health—but not all forms and intensities of exercise affect the brain equally. The effects of exercise are much more nuanced, as specific intensities of exercise over a long ...
Sep 15, 2022
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Researchers from universities in Italy and the U.S. studied the relationship between memory and creativity to assess whether those who remember the smallest details of their lives (highly superior autobiographical memory) ...
Sep 13, 2022
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Prescribing of potentially harmful antipsychotics to people with dementia has increased by more than 50 percent on average in care homes during the pandemic, new research has found.
Aug 4, 2022
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If you have moved from one country to another, you may have left something behind—be it a relationship, a home, a feeling of safety or a sense of belonging. Because of this, you will continually reconstruct mental simulations ...
Jun 29, 2022
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Dance is at the heart of Latin culture, celebrated for its social, historical and cultural significance. And new research suggests that older Latinos who regularly participate in it can help their brains stay healthy, too.
Jun 10, 2022
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Brain scans of people taken while they performed various tasks—and even did nothing—accurately predicted whether they were politically conservative or liberal, according to the largest study of its kind.
Jun 2, 2022
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