Health
Study shows health, reaction-time declines in firefighters
Randy Brooks' son had a request three years ago: What could his dad do to make wildland firefighting safer?
Sep 2, 2018
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Health
Sleep therapy road test awakens new interest
The use of sleep restriction therapy to help treat adults with insomnia is under-recognised – despite encouraging results since it was first introduced in the late 1980s.
Apr 26, 2018
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Neuroscience
Mind-bending drugs and devices—can they make us smarter?
Demand for drugs and devices that can enhance brain functions such as memory, creativity, attention and intelligence, is on the rise. But could the long-term side-effects outweigh the benefits of being "smarter"?
Apr 26, 2018
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Health
Short-term exercise equals big-time brain boost
A 10-minute, one-time burst of exercise can measurably boost your brain power, at least temporarily, researchers at Western University in London, Canada, have found.
Dec 21, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
No sway! Arithmetic + anxiety = a stiffer posture
Anxiously solving sums under pressure reduces the amount you sway, a new study supported by Brunel University London suggests.
Dec 5, 2017
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Health
Uncovering how dabbing cannabis can impair driving ability
Researchers studying how an intense cannabis consumption method could impair driving ability have turned to a simple device that many people have lying around their homes.
Nov 30, 2017
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Neuroscience
Novel technology ties brain circuits to alertness
Stanford University investigators have for the first time tied several brain circuits to alertness.
Nov 2, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
People will desire something even more if you increase their focus on it
The relationship between desire and attention was long thought to only work in one direction: When a person desires something, they focus their attention on it.
Oct 25, 2017
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Health
Texting smarts for adults and kids
(HealthDay)—Texting is a quick and easy way to communicate, but it can be a dangerous distraction when you're also doing anything else. Young or old, the human brain simply can't give full attention to several tasks at ...
Oct 13, 2017
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Attention deficit disorders
Children with ADHD likely to have touch-processing abnormalities
Children with attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD) are likely to also have trouble with touch (tactile) processing. A new study finds that children with ADHD fare worse on several tests of tactile functioning, including ...
Oct 11, 2017
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