LearningRx1 Brain Science News | http://www.learningrx.org - Part 66

ADHD linked to unhealthy prenatal diet

Oct 4, 2016 by

A study published in the “Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry” found that children with conduct disorder in early life are more likely to develop symptoms of ADHD if their mother eats high-sugar, high-fat foods while pregnant....

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Calcium supplements increase dementia risk in certain women

Oct 2, 2016 by

Women over 70 who have cerebrovascular disease and take calcium supplements may be putting themselves at an increased risk for dementia. Specifically, stroke patients who took calcium increased their dementia risk by seven times....

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Study finds brain connections key to reading

Sep 30, 2016 by

MIT researchers have found that pathways that exist even more a child learns to read may determine development of the brain’s word-recognition area. They found that they could predict the exact location where each child’s visual word form area...

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LearningRx RCT accepted by Medical News Today

Sep 29, 2016 by

“Much more than ‘brain games”: Clinician-delivered cognitive training improves multiple cognitive skills and general intelligence in children” The results of a randomized controlled trial (RCT) support the efficacy of LearningRx’s ThinkRx personal brain training in improving cognitive skills and...

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Common painkiller may reverse memory loss

Sep 22, 2016 by

A study published in the journal “Nature Communications” has found that mefenamic acid—which is typically used to treat mild to moderate pain due to menstrual cramps—may be effective in reversing memory loss by reducing inflammation....

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Ability to turn off genes in brain is crucial for memory and learning...

Sep 20, 2016 by

By studying mice, scientists have learned that if genes get stuck in the “on” position, the brain’s wiring can be negatively affected, causing serious consequences for learning and memory....

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Complex learning breaks down barriers in the brain

Sep 18, 2016 by

Researchers found that when teaching Braille to sighted individuals, the visual cortex—not the tactile cortex—was activated....

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