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If you’re the parent of an adolescent, you’ve probably worried about the role of social media on their mood and mental h...
02/01/2025

If you’re the parent of an adolescent, you’ve probably worried about the role of social media on their mood and mental health. The first thing you need to know is that you’re not alone. The second thing is that you may be right to be concerned. The Research A team of University of Amsterdam researchers set out to determine if young people are more sensitive to social media feedback (e.g., “likes”) than adults and if it impacts their mood and engagement....

If you’re the parent of an adolescent, you’ve probably worried about the role of social media on their mood and mental health. The first thing you need to know is that you’re not alone. The second thing is that you may be right to be concerned. The Research A team of University of Amsterdam re...

Most parents worry about the harmful effects of too much screen time on sleep, attention, and processing speed. But a ne...
30/12/2024

Most parents worry about the harmful effects of too much screen time on sleep, attention, and processing speed. But a new study has specifically pinpointed the value of removing screen time in the hour before bed to help toddlers improve the quality of their sleep. The Research Research teams from several UK-based colleges and universities worked together on a world-first randomized controlled trial of toddler screen time....

Most parents worry about the harmful effects of too much screen time on sleep, attention, and processing speed. But a new study has specifically pinpointed the value of removing screen time in the hour before bed to help toddlers improve the quality of their sleep. The Research Research teams from s...

If you or someone you love is experiencing age-related cognitive declines, you may be looking for ways to reduce prospec...
30/12/2024

If you or someone you love is experiencing age-related cognitive declines, you may be looking for ways to reduce prospective memory (PM) failures to maintain functional independence. Unlike restrospective memory, which involves recalling previously learned information, prospective memory is our ability to remember to perform an action in the future. For seniors dealing with age-related cognitive decline, the latter is particularly important for maintaining autonomy....

If you or someone you love is experiencing age-related cognitive declines, you may be looking for ways to reduce prospective memory (PM) failures to maintain functional independence. Unlike restrospective memory, which involves recalling previously learned information, prospective memory is our abil...

If you’ve ever wondered how having a spouse or life partner affects your stress, a new study may have some answers. Know...
22/12/2024

If you’ve ever wondered how having a spouse or life partner affects your stress, a new study may have some answers. Knowing that older adults tend to have a stronger physiological response to stress but a decreased ability to slow down the body’s response of cortisol production, the researchers wanted to determine if intimate relationships can help older couples manage their cortisol levels....

If you’ve ever wondered how having a spouse or life partner affects your stress, a new study may have some answers. Knowing that older adults tend to have a stronger physiological response to stress but a decreased ability to slow down the body’s response of cortisol production, the researchers ...

Long Covid symptoms have been a concern in the years following the original pandemic outbreak but scientific and medical...
22/12/2024

Long Covid symptoms have been a concern in the years following the original pandemic outbreak but scientific and medical researchers are still scrambling to understand their cause and impact. Now, a new study set out to learn more about the effects of long Covid on the brainstem, thanks to improved scanning technology. Previous Limitations on Research A team of researchers sought to determine the exact chances in the brainstem that cause long-term symptoms following infection with SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes Covid-19), such as brain fog and breathlessness....

Long Covid symptoms have been a concern in the years following the original pandemic outbreak but scientific and medical researchers are still scrambling to understand their cause and impact. Now, a new study set out to learn more about the effects of long Covid on the brainstem, thanks to improved....

If you drink coffee, fruit juice, or fizzy drinks, you’ll probably want to read what a new study has found regarding cer...
22/12/2024

If you drink coffee, fruit juice, or fizzy drinks, you’ll probably want to read what a new study has found regarding certain beverages being associated with an increased risk of stroke. Some of the drinks increased stroke risk on their own, while others depended on how much was consumed. The Research The research was co-led by teams of researchers at…...

If you drink coffee, fruit juice, or fizzy drinks, you’ll probably want to read what a new study has found regarding certain beverages being associated with an increased risk of stroke. Some of the drinks increased stroke risk on their own, while others depended on how much was consumed. The Resea...

If you or someone you love has PTSD, a new study may provide some hope for future treatments. In a study of veterans wit...
22/12/2024

If you or someone you love has PTSD, a new study may provide some hope for future treatments. In a study of veterans with penetrating traumatic brain injury (TBI), researchers found that those with damage to areas connected to the amygdala had decreased chances of developing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The Research A team of researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital…...

If you or someone you love has PTSD, a new study may provide some hope for future treatments. In a study of veterans with penetrating traumatic brain injury (TBI), researchers found that those with damage to areas connected to the amygdala had decreased chances of developing post-traumatic stress di...

We all know that a woman’s body goes through countless physical changes during pregnancy, most of which are due to hormo...
22/12/2024

We all know that a woman’s body goes through countless physical changes during pregnancy, most of which are due to hormones. These range from increased heart rate and deeper breathing to an increased blood supply and changes to the digestive tract. (Remember heartburn, nausea, and vomiting, ladies?) But a new study out of the University of California, Santa Barbara has shown how these hormonal shifts during pregnancy also change the amount of gray and white matter in the mother’s brain....

We all know that a woman’s body goes through countless physical changes during pregnancy, most of which are due to hormones. These range from increased heart rate and deeper breathing to an increased blood supply and changes to the digestive tract. (Remember heartburn, nausea, and vomiting, ladies...

What are the biggest factors in determining your child’s academic success? A new study published in the August 26, 2024,...
07/11/2024

What are the biggest factors in determining your child’s academic success? A new study published in the August 26, 2024, edition of the journal Nature Human Behavior reveals that in addition to strong cognitive skills, non-cognitive skills are increasingly influential on educational success. The non-cognitive skills, which including motivation, self-regulation, grit, academic interest, and the value attributed to learning, are not only significant predictors of success, but also influences that grow stronger over the course of a student’s academic pursuits....

What are the biggest factors in determining your child’s academic success? A new study published in the August 26, 2024, edition of the journal Nature Human Behavior reveals that in addition to strong cognitive skills, non-cognitive skills are increasingly influential on educational success. The n...

Although more than 55 million people are living with dementia, scientists still don’t know what causes the most common f...
07/11/2024

Although more than 55 million people are living with dementia, scientists still don’t know what causes the most common form, Alzheimer’s. While most experts agree that Alzheimer’s is caused by a build-up of protein amyloid-beta in the brain, new evidence suggests that it’s actually the lessening of amyloid-beta in the brain that’s behind cognitive decline. The study was published in the September 11, 2024 edition of the journal, …...

New evidence suggests that it’s actually the lessening of amyloid-beta in the brain that’s behind cognitive decline. Although more than 55 million people are living with dementia, scientists still don’t know what causes the most common form, Alzheimer’s. While most experts agree that Alzheim...

As parents, we’ve probably all struggled with getting our kids to pay attention to the task at hand. But a new study ind...
22/10/2024

As parents, we’ve probably all struggled with getting our kids to pay attention to the task at hand. But a new study indicates that this “distributed attention” may have nothing to do with an inability to understand the task or focus. Instead, the new research indicates that children may distribute their attention broadly out of curiosity or because their working memory isn’t developed enough to finish the task without “over exploring.”...

As parents, we’ve probably all struggled with getting our kids to pay attention to the task at hand. But a new study indicates that this “distributed attention” may have nothing to do with an inability to understand the task or focus. Instead, the new research indicates that children may distr...

Although Alzheimer’s is the most common type of dementia, dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) ranks second—making up 15% to ...
19/10/2024

Although Alzheimer’s is the most common type of dementia, dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) ranks second—making up 15% to 20% of all dementia diagnoses. The latter takes its name from the clumps of protein in the brain (Lewy bodies) but it also shares many of the same symptoms as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, including: • memory loss • problem-solving issues • speech problems…...

Although Alzheimer’s is the most common type of dementia, dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) ranks second—making up 15% to 20% of all dementia diagnoses. The latter takes its name from the clumps of protein in the brain (Lewy bodies) but it also shares many of the same symptoms as Alzheimer’s and...

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