Jan 31, 2018 by News Staff

Exercise training may delay the decline in cognitive function that occurs in individuals who are at risk of or have Alzheimer’s disease, with aerobic...

Jan 30, 2018 by News Staff

Rates of long-term cognitive decline are steeper in those who have diabetes compared with people with normal blood sugar control, according to a new study...

Jan 24, 2018 by News Staff

Daily consumption of a certain form of curcumin, a bioactive compound found in the cooking spice turmeric, improved memory and mood in people with age-related...

Jan 17, 2018 by News Staff

According to a new study published in the journal Nature Neuroscience, a high-salt diet reduces resting blood flow to the brain and causes dementia in...

Jan 5, 2018 by News Staff

According to a duo of researchers from State University of New York and Binghamton University, sleeping less than 8 hours a night is associated with repetitive...

Dec 28, 2017 by News Staff

For people with mild cognitive impairment, don’t be surprised if your health care provider prescribes exercise rather than medication. According to a...

Dec 22, 2017 by News Staff

According to a study published in the journal Scientific Reports, children who eat fish at least once a week sleep better and have IQ scores that are four...

Dec 6, 2017 by News Staff

Pigeons can discriminate the abstract concepts of space and time — and seem to use a different region of the brain than humans and primates to do...

Nov 17, 2017 by News Staff

In a paper published the journal Personality and Individual Differences, Dr. Tomas Ståhl of the University of Illinois at Chicago and Dr. Jan-Willem van...

Jul 27, 2017 by News Staff

A recent study led by University of Illinois researchers found that middle-aged adults with higher levels of lutein — a nutrient found in green leafy...

Jul 19, 2017 by News Staff

According to new research presented at the 2017 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference, the more regularly people report doing word puzzles...

Jun 30, 2017 by News Staff

Regular dietary intake of cocoa flavanols — naturally occurring substances found in cacao beans — improves general cognition, attention, processing...

Dec 22, 2015 by News Staff

A group of scientists led by Imperial College London researcher Michael Johnson has identified two ‘gene networks’ associated with human cognitive...