Health
Does caffeine enhance performance?
Unlike many drugs, caffeine may be taken legally by people of all ages, which helps make it the world's most widely used stimulant.
Jan 10, 2014
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News tagged with mental performance
Psychology & Psychiatry
Good sleep is key to pre-teen mental health, confirms study
For many kids, the period between childhood and early adolescence can be difficult.
Apr 18, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Memories form 'barrier' to letting go of objects for people who hoard
New research conducted at the University of Bath has demonstrated important differences in how people with and without hoarding problems discard objects and the role their memories play.
Jun 19, 2019
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Health
Short-term exposure to air pollution may impede cognition; aspirin could help
Exposure to air pollution, even over the course of just a few weeks, can impede mental performance, according to a new study led by researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. However, these adverse ...
May 3, 2021
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Mental performance of people who reach their nineties may be improving
People who reach their nineties today show improved mental performance compared to people in the same age group born a decade earlier, according to the results of a study conducted in Denmark and published in The Lancet.
Jul 10, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Programs for college students suffering from depression, anxiety and stress
Is it possible to prevent mental health problems in higher education students? The answer is "yes" according to a team of psychologists from Loyola University Chicago who conducted a careful, systematic review of 103 universal ...
Apr 22, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
When a parent dies, what helps a child cope?
(HealthDay)—It's hard to imagine what a child may feel when a mother or father dies. Studies have found this crisis can pose serious psychological and developmental problems for years. Now new research suggests kids' academic ...
Mar 14, 2014
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Medications
The doping-drug Epo has an impact in the brain
Sportsmen and women dope with the blood hormone Epo to enhance their performance. Researchers from the University of Zurich now discovered by animal testing that Epo has a performance-enhancing effect in the brain shortly ...
Jun 11, 2012
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Neuroscience
Concussion testing makes everyone tired
Testing athletes for concussions may induce mental fatigue in subjects whether or not they have a head injury, according to Penn State researchers.
Dec 6, 2011
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Other
Spatial training boosts math skills
(Medical Xpress)—Training young children in spatial reasoning can improve their math performance, according to a groundbreaking study from Michigan State University education scholars.
Jun 25, 2013
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