LearningRx1 Learning | http://www.learningrx.org - Part 37

Eating herbs may boost your brain connections

Dec 22, 2015 by

New research indicates that apigenin, a substance found in herbs, such as a pinch of parsley or a sprig of thyme, may trigger the formation of human brain cells and boost the connections between them....

read more

Female stroke victims may benefit from uric acid

Aug 24, 2015 by

There’s evidence that 42% of women who have suffered a stroke and were treated with uric acid had little to no disability (vs. 29% treated with placebo)....

read more

Biological test may identify future literacy struggles

Aug 19, 2015 by

A study of preliterate children has found that those whose brains inefficiently process speech against a background of noise are more likely than their peers to have trouble with language development and reading when they get to school....

read more

Stroke may accelerate long-term cognitive decline

Aug 7, 2015 by

Research has found that many stroke patients experience accelerated and persistent cognitive decline for 6 years after a stroke....

read more

ODD may correlated with aging biomarkers in preschool

Aug 3, 2015 by

Four- and five-year-olds with ODD are more likely to have shorter telomeres, something that’s typically found in aging adult cells. Shorter telomeres are linked to greater risks of chronic diseases like obesity, diabetes and cancer....

read more

Gamers may learn visual tasks faster

Jul 27, 2015 by

Brown University researchers have found that gaming not only improves your visual skills, but it also appears to improve the learning ability for those skills....

read more

For reading, auditory processing trumps visual processing

Jul 24, 2015 by

A University of Buffalo professor’s research indicates that concentrating on word sounds over visual processing during reading instruction or when treating dyslexia is vital....

read more