Tagged : cognitive
Brain damage associated with prenatal meth exposure
Washington, Mar 17 - ANI: Researchers have claimed that a developing fetus exposed to methamphetamine can cause far more damaging brain, cognitive and behavioral problems than prenatal exposure to alcohol. Reporting in the March 17 issue of the Journa.......
Published : Wednesday 17 Mar 2010 15:52 | Read More
Washington, Mar 17 - ANI: Researchers have claimed that a developing fetus exposed to methamphetamine can cause far more damaging brain, cognitive and behavioral problems than prenatal exposure to alcohol. Reporting in the March 17 issue of the Journa.......
Published : Wednesday 17 Mar 2010 15:52 | Read More
New Alzheimer's test to ensure early detection
Washington, Mar 12 - ANI: A new test, developed at the University of Tennessee, is over 95 percent accurate in detecting cognitive abnormalities linked with Alzheimer's disease and other forms of cognitive impairment. Called computerized self-test (CST),.......
Published : Friday 12 Mar 2010 15:32 | Read More
Washington, Mar 12 - ANI: A new test, developed at the University of Tennessee, is over 95 percent accurate in detecting cognitive abnormalities linked with Alzheimer's disease and other forms of cognitive impairment. Called computerized self-test (CST),.......
Published : Friday 12 Mar 2010 15:32 | Read More
Link between brain chemical, cognitive decline in schizophrenia demonstrated
Washington, Mar 11 - ANI: UC Davis researchers have demonstrated a link between brain chemical, cognitive decline in schizophrenia. In one of the first such studies involving human patients with schizophrenia, researchers provided evidence that defici.......
Published : Thursday 11 Mar 2010 12:34 | Read More
Washington, Mar 11 - ANI: UC Davis researchers have demonstrated a link between brain chemical, cognitive decline in schizophrenia. In one of the first such studies involving human patients with schizophrenia, researchers provided evidence that defici.......
Published : Thursday 11 Mar 2010 12:34 | Read More
Learning promotes brain health
Washington, Mar 3 - ANI: Mental activity could stave off age-related cognitive and memory decline, suggest researchers. UC Irvine neurobiologists have provided the first visual evidence that learning promotes brain health and that mental stimulation .......
Published : Wednesday 03 Mar 2010 11:01 | Read More
Washington, Mar 3 - ANI: Mental activity could stave off age-related cognitive and memory decline, suggest researchers. UC Irvine neurobiologists have provided the first visual evidence that learning promotes brain health and that mental stimulation .......
Published : Wednesday 03 Mar 2010 11:01 | Read More
Having greater purpose in life linked to reduced Alzheimer's risk
Washington, Mar 1 - ANI: A new study has shown that individuals who have greater purpose in their lives are less likely to develop Alzheimer's disease or its precursor, mild cognitive impairment. "Purpose in life, the psychological tendency to de.......
Published : Tuesday 02 Mar 2010 12:47 | Read More
Washington, Mar 1 - ANI: A new study has shown that individuals who have greater purpose in their lives are less likely to develop Alzheimer's disease or its precursor, mild cognitive impairment. "Purpose in life, the psychological tendency to de.......
Published : Tuesday 02 Mar 2010 12:47 | Read More
Prenatal cocaine exposure not severely damaging to growth, IQ
Washington, Mar 2 - ANI: Scientists at the University of Maryland School of Medicine has found that children exposed to cocaine in the womb face serious consequences from the drug, but not in certain critical physical and cognitive areas as previously bel.......
Published : Tuesday 02 Mar 2010 12:02 | Read More
Washington, Mar 2 - ANI: Scientists at the University of Maryland School of Medicine has found that children exposed to cocaine in the womb face serious consequences from the drug, but not in certain critical physical and cognitive areas as previously bel.......
Published : Tuesday 02 Mar 2010 12:02 | Read More
Good mothering can make up for prenatal stress
Washington, Feb 26 - ANI: Fetuses exposed to elevated levels of the stress hormone cortisol shown to be a harbinger for babies poor cognitive development can escape this fate if their mothers provide them sensitive care during infancy and toddler-hood, .......
Published : Friday 26 Feb 2010 13:14 | Read More
Washington, Feb 26 - ANI: Fetuses exposed to elevated levels of the stress hormone cortisol shown to be a harbinger for babies poor cognitive development can escape this fate if their mothers provide them sensitive care during infancy and toddler-hood, .......
Published : Friday 26 Feb 2010 13:14 | Read More
Fat middle-aged adults at increased cognitive decline risk in later life
Washington, Feb 24 - ANI: Overweight middle-aged adults are at greater risk for cognitive decline in later life, concludes a new research. The research has been published in the latest issue of The Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological and Medi.......
Published : Wednesday 24 Feb 2010 12:38 | Read More
Washington, Feb 24 - ANI: Overweight middle-aged adults are at greater risk for cognitive decline in later life, concludes a new research. The research has been published in the latest issue of The Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological and Medi.......
Published : Wednesday 24 Feb 2010 12:38 | Read More
Stress raises diabetics' memory loss risk
Washington, Feb 23 - ANI: Stress increases the risk of memory loss and cognitive decline among diabetics, a new study has found. To reach the conclusion, researchers studied more than 900 men and women aged between 60 and 75 with type-2 diabetes. .......
Published : Tuesday 23 Feb 2010 11:52 | Read More
Washington, Feb 23 - ANI: Stress increases the risk of memory loss and cognitive decline among diabetics, a new study has found. To reach the conclusion, researchers studied more than 900 men and women aged between 60 and 75 with type-2 diabetes. .......
Published : Tuesday 23 Feb 2010 11:52 | Read More
Cognitive and motor delays linked to 'flat head syndrome' in infants
Washington, Feb 15 - ANI: A new study has linked cognitive and motor delays to 'flat head syndrome' in young babies. In the study, researchers found that infants averaging six months of age who exhibited positional plagiocephaly (flat head syndr.......
Published : Monday 15 Feb 2010 14:37 | Read More
Washington, Feb 15 - ANI: A new study has linked cognitive and motor delays to 'flat head syndrome' in young babies. In the study, researchers found that infants averaging six months of age who exhibited positional plagiocephaly (flat head syndr.......
Published : Monday 15 Feb 2010 14:37 | Read More
Severe sleep apnea reduces nightmare recall frequency
Washington, Feb 15 - ANI: Patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) report a significantly lower frequency of nightmares than patients with mild or no sleep apnea, indicating that OSA suppresses the cognitive experience of nightmare recall, say r.......
Published : Monday 15 Feb 2010 14:49 | Read More
Washington, Feb 15 - ANI: Patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) report a significantly lower frequency of nightmares than patients with mild or no sleep apnea, indicating that OSA suppresses the cognitive experience of nightmare recall, say r.......
Published : Monday 15 Feb 2010 14:49 | Read More
Chromosome caps predict onset of dementia
London, Feb 13 - ANI: If a new study is anything to go by, a sign of a cell's age could help predict the onset of dementia. The new research, by US researchers, has shown that elderly people are more likely to develop cognitive problems if thei.......
Published : Saturday 13 Feb 2010 15:33 | Read More
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London, Feb 13 - ANI: If a new study is anything to go by, a sign of a cell's age could help predict the onset of dementia. The new research, by US researchers, has shown that elderly people are more likely to develop cognitive problems if thei.......
Published : Saturday 13 Feb 2010 15:33 | Read More