Mediterranean diet can improve academic performance

In a detailed study, researchers identify which diets are effective in lowering the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease.

Engineers in Australia have discovered a way to make stronger concrete using roasted leftover coffee grounds, giving the drink additive a "second chance" and reducing waste going to landfills.

A recent study suggested that a diet created to assist prevent cognitive decline in adults may also help increase attention in preadolescents. Future nutritional programmes aiming at enhancing children's cognition may benefit from the findings.

A recent study that looked at information on more than 20,000 American adults found that eating better and exercising more leads to weight loss that lowers the risk of heart disease, but that skipping meals and taking diet pills leads to only little weight loss, weight stabilization, or weight gain.

Researchers from Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University revealed in a study conducted at the Population Research Health Institute (PHRI) that persons who do not consume enough of six important nutrients collectively had a higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD).

According to recent research, encouraging adolescents to feel capable and purposeful - rather than just happy - could boost their academic results as well as their mental health.

It is hard and difficult to maintain over time to keep track of everything you consume in a day. Sadly, a recent study shows that diligent tracking is an essential element for effective weight loss.

A doctoral thesis demonstrated that motor skills and physical activity practice can support preschoolers' cognitive and early academic skills, especially when the activities include motor skills practice or when motor skills or physical activity practice is combined with the subject to be learned.

Uppsala University researchers examined how junk food impacts sleep in a new study. In random order, healthy volunteers consumed an unhealthy and a healthier diet. The quality of the participants' deep sleep had decreased after the unhealthy diet, compared to those who had followed the healthier diet.

According to the study, the individuals performed much worse on the performance test and felt that the task was more difficult to complete with road noise in the background.