Shift workers score worse on cognitive tests
A study analyzing date from men and women ages 45 to 75 found that shift workers performed worse on cognitive skills tests....
read moreNew technologies hoping to repair cognition
New technologies are mapping our understanding of cognition and helping us improve memory and learning in patients with cognitive deficits....
read moreVideo games have positive effects on kids’ cognitive skills...
New research published in the journal “Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology,” indicates that playing on-screen games is actually good for children’s mental, cognitive and social skills....
read moreDogs’ IQs may offer clues to human cognitive decline
An assessment of 68 border collies’ IQs helped shed insight into humans and dementia....
read moreADHD meds may pose risk to kids’ developing bones
A new study has found a link between stimulant meds used to treat ADHD and decreased bone density....
read moreImmune cells “prune” connections between neurons
Previous known for their role in protecting the brain from infection and injury, microglia are now believed to also help rewire connections between nerve cells....
read moreLink between ADHD and academic expectations identified
Researchers at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine have found that there may be a correlation between the prevalence of ADHD and increasing academic demands placed on young kids....
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