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Migraine and Depression Together May Be Linked with Brain SizeOlder people with a history of migraines and depression may have smaller brain tissue volumes than people with only one or neither of the conditions, according to a new study in the May 22, 2013, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. |
Embargo expired: 5/22/2013 4:00 PM EDT
Released: 5/14/2013 2:00 PM EDT
American Academy of Neurology (AAN) |
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Power of Prayer: Studies Find Prayer Can Lead to Cooperation, Forgiveness in RelationshipsPraying for a romantic partner or close friend can lead to more cooperative and forgiving behavior toward the partner, according to a new study co-authored by a Florida State University researcher. |
Released: 5/14/2013 2:00 PM EDT
Florida State University |
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Salk Scientists Develop Drug That Slows Alzheimer's in Mice
A drug developed by scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, known as J147, reverses memory deficits and slows Alzheimer's disease in aged mice following short-term treatment. The findings, published May 14 in the journal Alzheimer's Research and Therapy, may pave the way to a new treatment for Alzheimer's disease in humans. |
Embargo expired: 5/13/2013 8:00 PM EDT
Released: 5/13/2013 1:30 PM EDT
Salk Institute for Biological Studies |
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Enhanced Motion Perception in Autism May Point to an Underlying Cause of the Disorder
Children with autism see simple movement twice as quickly as other children their age, and this hypersensitivity to motion may provide clues to a fundamental cause of the developmental disorder, according to a new study. |
Released: 5/8/2013 3:00 PM EDT
University of Rochester |
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Look! Something Shiny! How Some Textbook Visuals can Hurt LearningAdding captivating visuals to a textbook lesson to attract children’s interest may sometimes make it harder for them to learn, a new study suggests. |
Released: 5/7/2013 10:00 PM EDT
Ohio State University |
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Monkey Math: Baboons Show Brain’s Ability To Understand Numbers
Opposing thumbs, expressive faces, complex social systems: it’s hard to miss the similarities between apes and humans. Now a new study with a troop of zoo baboons and lots of peanuts shows that a less obvious trait—the ability to understand numbers—also is shared by man and his primate cousins. |
Released: 5/3/2013 12:00 PM EDT
University of Rochester |
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Want to Slow Mental Decay? Play a Video Game
A University of Iowa study shows that older people can put off the aging of their minds by playing a simple game that primes their processing speed skills. The research showed participants' cognitive skills improved in a range of functions, from improving peripheral vision to problem solving. Results published in the journal PLOS One. |
Embargo expired: 5/1/2013 5:00 PM EDT
Released: 4/25/2013 12:25 PM EDT
University of Iowa |
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Despite What You May Think, Your Brain Is a Mathematical GeniUS
The irony of getting away to a remote place is you usually have to fight traffic to get there. After hours of dodging dangerous drivers, you finally arrive at that quiet mountain retreat, stare at the gentle waters of a pristine lake, and congratulate your tired self on having "turned off your brain." |
Released: 4/10/2013 6:00 PM EDT
Salk Institute for Biological Studies |
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Test-Taking May Improve Learning in People of All AgesOlder adults who haven’t been in school for a while are as capable of learning from tests as younger adults and college students, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association. |
Released: 3/7/2013 8:00 AM EST
American Psychological Association (APA) |
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Study Explores Distinctions in Cognitive Functioning for CentenariansA group of researchers used a statistical technique to identify the prevalence of cognitive impairment in centenarians and try to understand the cognitive changes that are part of extreme aging. |
Released: 2/27/2013 4:20 PM EST
Temple University |