LearningRx1 December, 2013 | http://www.learningrx.org - Part 4

Neck veins may have a correlation to Alzheimer’s

Dec 12, 2013 by

The results of a small study on the link between vascular changes in the neck and Alzheimer’s has been published in the “Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease.” The researchers found that jugular venous reflux appears to be associated with white...

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Better mood means better brain injury recovery

Dec 11, 2013 by

Researchers at the Mayo Clinic have found that people with acquired brain injuries who experienced improvements in mood throughout their cognitive therapy had an increase in things like ability to work after recovery, independent living and participation in daily...

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Post-op pain may cause more problems with learning and memory...

Dec 10, 2013 by

Pain from a surgical incision may increase the risk of learning and memory problems in the days following the surgery....

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Self-reflection during depression increases brain activity

Dec 9, 2013 by

People who think about themselves during a depressive episode have increased brain activity compared to those who aren’t depressed....

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Exercise during pregnancy helps newborn baby’s brain develop...

Dec 8, 2013 by

Mothers who exercised while pregnant had newborns (ages 8 to 12 days) with brains that had more mature cerebral activation. This suggests that the babies’ brains (of whose mothers exercised during pregnancy) developed more rapidly....

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Progression of Alzheimer’s may be slowed by meditation

Dec 7, 2013 by

In a study of people between 55 and 90, those who participated in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) using meditation or yoga had significantly improved functional connectivity in the brain system that’s engaged when remembering past evens or envisioning the...

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