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Hard Workers Face Cognitive Decline, Dementia Risk
A study led by Finnish researchers analyzed over 2,200 British civil servants, and found that those who worked more than 55 hours per week had poorer mental skills compared to those who worked a standard week.... 
created by Terri Potratz | 44 wks ago | updated 44 wks ago
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224 views | 26 recommendations | 3 comments
Mediterranean Diet May Prevent Cognitive Decline, Dementia
The Mediterranean diet - rich in fish, olive oil, vegetables and fruits - has been widely hailed for its beneficial properties and ability to protect against diseases like Alzheimer's, heart disease, cancer and...
created by Terri Potratz | 47 wks ago | updated 45 wks ago
463 views | 7 recommendations | 5 comments
463 views | 7 recommendations | 5 comments
Dementia Will Become an Epidemic in Canada
Dementia could soon become an epidemic in Canada, the national Alzheimer Society warns. The recent findings of the Canadian Study on Health and Aging have found that within a decade, the number of Canadians...
created by Terri Potratz | 52 wks ago | updated 50 wks ago
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385 views | 21 recommendations | 5 comments
Scientists Find Socio-Economic Difference in Brain Development
SCOTT FITZGERALD famously said in The Great Gatsby that "the rich are different from the rest of us" and now neurological scientists at the University of California (UCLA) have found that children from... 
created by Christina 123 | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
492 views | 29 recommendations | 6 comments
492 views | 29 recommendations | 6 comments
Drinking Shrinks the Brain, Causes Dementia
A new study published in the Archives of Neurology has found that drinking alcohol, even at low amounts, shrinks the brain and can cause dementia.""The take-home message is that, if you drink a lot, you're going...
created by Terri Potratz | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
467 views | 5 recommendations | 9 comments
467 views | 5 recommendations | 9 comments
An Epitaph for the Bush Administration: A Sobering Conclusion from Cognitive...
Robert Burton, M.D., author and former Chief of Neurology at Mount Zion-UCSF Hospital, examines why most voters will not change their minds about their favorite candidate even if presented with sufficient facts... 
created by Rhonda J Mangus | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
490 views | 33 recommendations | 19 comments
490 views | 33 recommendations | 19 comments
The Brain Hides Information From Us To Prevent Mistakes
According to Sciencedaily.com - "when we notice a mosquito alight on our forearm, we direct our gaze in order to find its exact position and quickly try to swat it or brush it away to prevent it bite us. This...
UK NHS and clinical depression: going beyond Prozac?
Once silenced from public debate, clinical depression and the official emphasis on cognitive behaviour as a cure have come under scrutinity . Therapists attending a Conference at University of East Anglia claim wider access to less...
Warning! Tofu May Harm Your Memory
Vegetarians beware. Those that eat lots of any kind of specific food might be in danger of too much or too little of one chemical or another. After all in the end that's all that food is - a combination of... 
115-year-old Woman's Brain in Tip-Top Shape
" A Dutch woman who reached 115 years of age and remained mentally sharp throughout life also had a healthy brain when she died, a new study finds.The woman's brain showed almost no evidence of Alzheimer's disease. The finding suggests Alzheimer's disease and other forms of...
Key to all optical illusions discovered
" Humans can see into the future, says a cognitive scientist. It's nothing like the alleged predictive powers of Nostradamus, but we do get a glimpse of events one-tenth of a second before they occur.And the...
created by sweet east pearl | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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296 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Breastfeeding May Improve Children’s Intelligence Scores
Another reason to choose human, live milk to nourish our infants.
Singapore scientists find tea is good for brain
I am English by birth so I know the value of a good cup of tea. My parents drink tea like it is going out of style. I'm always amazed how on a really hot day that my parents will come in and make a boiling hot cup... 
Sex is good for your brain
Where do you sign up for this research - and do you get to choose your study partner?"It seems that a good old-fashioned bonk is an ideal way to keep your brain in tip-top condition. Cognitive psychologist Terry Horne and biochemist Simon Wootton, the co-authors of...
Ben Stanford's Suicide--Bipolar Often Diagnosed as Depression
"I am absolutely making no assumptions about the state of mind 17-year old Alabama teen Ben Stanford was in when he decided to take his own life. However, I do have education and background in this field of...
created by Michelle Says So | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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2674 views | 0 recommendations | 1 comment
