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Mild cognitive impairment in older persons can make daily decisions diffic
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
MCI is a type of cognitive ability loss that can occur before Alzheimer's disease or other types of dementia. People with MCI have some memory and reasoning problems, but they can live relatively independent lives.
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Strawberry consumption may boost cognitive function in older people: Study
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Daily strawberry consumption was linked to improved cognitive ability, lower blood pressure, and higher antioxidant capacity in a randomised clinical trial presented at Nutrition 2023, the annual meeting of the American Society of Nutrition (ASN).
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Bihar's athlete Gajendra finding words, confidence at Special Olympics Wor
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Gajendra grew up in Jahanabad, Bihar, in an Army family, surrounded by families engaged in physical toil to make ends meet. His father voluntarily retired almost a decade back, to spend more time with his son. No schools in the area had the capacity or the training to work with kids with his
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Research suggests playing video game causes no harm to cognitive abilities
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
New research findings challenge the fears parents have been hearing for years that children who spend hour after hour playing video games, or choose games of certain genres, would manifest unhealthy results in their cognitive ability.
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Series of DNA variants linked to dyslexia identified during gene study
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 20 (ANI): For the first time scientists have pinpointed a large number of genes that are reliably associated with dyslexia. Around a third of the 42 genetic variants identified have been previously linked to general cognitive ability and educational attainment.
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Study finds breastfeeding duration linked to child's cognitive abilities
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], May 29 (ANI): According to a new study, breastfeeding length is linked to increased cognitive scores at ages 5 to 14, even after correcting for socioeconomic status and maternal cognitive ability.
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Breastfeeding duration linked to child's cognition: Study
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], May 26 (ANI): Breastfeeding duration is associated with improved cognitive scores at ages 5 through 14, even after controlling for socioeconomic position and maternal cognitive ability, according to a new study.
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Words needed to think about numbers? Study suggests so!
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Massachusetts [US], February 10 (ANI): While one does need numbers to function every day, do we need words to think about numbers? A new study from MIT and the University of California at Berkeley discovered a strange relationship between numbers and words.
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Open, expressive family life may reduce social deprivation effects among a
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 29 (ANI): An environment in which family members support one another and express their feelings can reduce the effects of social deprivation on cognitive ability and development among adopted children, suggests a small study by researchers at the National Institutes of H
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7-year-old prodigy becomes the world's youngest author and Grand Master in
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 13 (ANI/NewsVoir): The 7-year-old Abhijita Gupta has been recognized as the world's youngest author by the International Book of Records, while the Asia Book of Records has conferred on her title of the 'Grandmaster in Writing.' According to the India Book of R
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Study links regular physical activity to cognitive development in children
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 17 (ANI): Physical activity is linked to better cognitive ability, which is in turn related to academic performance in school. As per the new study, physical activities can enhance cognitive functions especially in those who have the most room for improvement.
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General cognitive ability during youth predicts mental capacity later in l
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 22 (ANI): A person's early adult general cognitive ability (GCA) is a stronger predictor of cognitive function and reserve later in life than factors such as higher education, occupational complexity or engaging in late-life intellectual activities, a new study, pu
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