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Key protein increases memory and learning

Jun 27, 2014 by

Researchers have discovered that fatty acid binding protein 5 (FABP5), which is usually associated with psoriasis and cancer, plays such a positive role in memory and learning that it might help cure cognitive impairments someday....

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Nap after learning helps toddlers

May 12, 2014 by

Sleep plays a vital role in memory and learning, whether you’re an infant, toddler, child, teen or adult. Infants and preschoolers who took naps soon after learning something were better able to generalize after sleep than those who did...

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Superior parenting makes breastfed babies intelligent

Apr 28, 2014 by

A new study out of Brigham Young University says that mothers who breastfeed also tend to respond to their baby’s emotional cues and read to them starting at 9 months of age, and it’s these things that are the...

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Estradiol preserves brain in postmenopausal women at risk for dementia...

Apr 15, 2014 by

Postmenopausal women at heightened dementia risk who receive hormone therapy with estradiol soon after menopause have a good chance of preventing degeneration in key brain regions....

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Hand gesturing during math lessons increases understanding

Apr 2, 2014 by

New research from the University of Chicago Department of Psychology found that children who used their hands to gesture during math lessons better understood the problems they were taught....

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Senior citizens with more education have better cognitive function...

Apr 1, 2014 by

A new study found that even four decades after graduation, seniors who attended school for longer periods had better cognitive function than those who didn’t....

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