Mental exercise may keep muscles from getting weaker
A major breakthrough in brain research has found that mental exercises may keep weak muscles from getting weaker....
read moreTeen binge drinking changes the brain long term
There’s new evidence that binge drinking during adolescence can have a negative effect on brain function later in life....
read moreNew way to diagnose age-related memory disorders
Researchers from UT at Dallas and the Center for Vital Longevity believe that we should be looking at the brain as a highly interactive network of nodes to help diagnose memory disorders in older adults....
read moreNew foolproof method to diagnose ADHD
Medical professionals now have an objective tool to accurately diagnose ADHD: involuntary eye movements. A new study from Tel Aviv University discovered the foolproof, affordable and accessible diagnostic tool....
read moreDefinitive cause of some autism discovered
A global collaboration of 13 institutions has shown one definitive cause of autism to be a genetic mutation. The researchers found that people with a mutation in the CHD8 gene have “a very strong likelihood” that they will have...
read moreBrain training helps seniors better multitask
A team of researchers in Canada has shown that targeted brain training on plasticity and attentional control helped seniors develop their ability to multitask....
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