Fitness wearable primes athletes’ bodies for hyper-learning...
Special tech-wearables can now get their motor cortex “neuroprimed” before a training session to help their brain learn the movement they practiced at an accelerated rate....
read moreSingle season of football can change a kid’s brain
After inserting sensors in the helmets of children and teens playing football, researchers found that practice is where the most head impacts occur. In turn, a single season of football is enough to change a kid’s brain....
read moreBeing bilingual may help autistic children
Although children on the autism spectrum typically have difficulty switching from one task to another, a new study found that being bilingual might make it easier for them to do so....
read morePrebiotics in formula could improve learning and memory
A study of piglets found that when probiotics were added to formula, the pigs’ gut health and brain development improved....
read moreSupplements during pregnancy may reduce autism risk
A large-scale study has concluded that pregnant women who took folic acid had a decreased risk of offspring developing autism spectrum disorder....
read moreAnxiety may be an early sign of Alzheimer’s
The results of a study published in The American Journal of Psychiatry suggest that older people who have worsening anxiety symptoms may be more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease....
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