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From infancy to young adulthood, learners absorb around 12.5 million bits
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 1 (ANI): Learning one's own native language may seem easy; however, a recent study revealed that language acquisition between birth and 18 years of age is a remarkable feat of cognition, rather than something humans are just hardwired to do.
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CRISPR twins may be the first humans with ‘accidentally’ enhanced brains
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Cambridge [USA], February 22 (ANI): Chinese twins, named Lulu and Nana, had their genes altered before birth with gene-editing tool called CRISPR in order to make them immune to acquiring HIV that causes AIDS. Now, scientists believe that the twin girls, born last year, may have had their co
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Nutrients in blood linked to better brain connectivity, cognition in older
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 20 (ANI): Higher levels of several key nutrients in the blood are linked to more efficient brain connectivity and performance on cognitive tests in older adults, a new study has found.
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Link found between stigma, cognitive performance in people with HIV
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 28 (ANI): Stigma related to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) impairs cognition in men living with the condition, finds a study.
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Study finds link between childhood obesity, school performance
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 24 (ANI): Being obese early in life has an impact on children's learning and memory, claimed a study.
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Breathe in, breathe out for a sharper mind
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 11 (ANI): Sharpen your mind with meditation and breathing exercises, say researchers.
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Lower fitness levels associated with higher dementia risk
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 15 (ANI): Regular physical exercise can help improve brain health and reduce your risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, according to a study.
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Can exercise prevent Alzheimer's disease?
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 15 (ANI): Regular physical exercise can help improve brain health and reduce your risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, according to a study.
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This cognition-enhancing drug may be most effective for Alzheimer's
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sep 30 (ANI): A team of researchers has recently suggested that a drug - donepezil - is most likely to enhance concentration, memory, alertness and moods in patients with Alzheimer's dementia.
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Listen your way to enhanced creativity with happy music
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sep 7 (ANI): Turns out, enhancing divergent creativity is as easy as listening to happy music.
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Overweight diabetic patients have more severe abnormalities in brain struc
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Atlanta [US], May 1 (ANI): Overweight and obese people with early-stage type 2 diabetes have more severe abnormalities in brain structure and cognition than normal-weight people with type 2 diabetes, researchers suggest.
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DHA intake improves cognition in those with mild impairment
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
WashingtonD.C. [USA], Oct. 12 (ANI): The results from a recent study support the cognitive benefits of DHA, an omega-3 fatty acid, which have been consistently demonstrated with doses of 900 mg/day or greater.
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