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Researchers find connection between gut and stroke-induced cognitive impai
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Researchers at the Texas A&M University School of Medicine are leading research on the relationship between stroke-induced intestinal permeability, or leakiness, and cognitive impairment with the goal of improving stroke outcomes.
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Stronger sense of purpose in life might be associated with a lower risk of
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Evidence suggests that one's sense of purpose, the degree to which someone perceives a sense of direction and goals in their life, might be linked to health-protective benefits such as improved physical functioning and lower risks of cardiovascular disease or cognitive decline.
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Rare mutations may have big impact on schizophrenia pathology
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Researchers have long searched for genetic influences in schizophrenia, a neurodevelopmental disorder that disrupts brain activity producing hallucinations, delusions, and other cognitive disturbances. However, the disease's genetic mutations have been identified in only a small fraction few
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Study finds Alzheimer's disease can be diagnosed before patients experienc
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
People suffering from Alzheimer's disease can be identified before they experience any symptoms and it's also possible to predict who will deteriorate within the next few years, suggests the findings of a large study led by Lund University in Sweden.
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Study finds new ways to improve memory in older people
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Over a 10-year period, the researchers discovered that people who utilize snap aged cognitively around two years less slowly than others who didn't.
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Study: Inhaled toxic particles take direct route from lungs to brain
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Breathing in polluted air could lead to toxic particles being transported from the lungs to the brain, via the bloodstream potentially contributing to brain disorders and neurological damage, a new study reveals.
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Study finds adults with mild cognitive decline assigned puzzles showed les
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
A new study by researchers from Columbia University and Duke University published in the journal NEJM Evidence shows that doing crossword puzzles has an advantage over computer video games for memory functioning in older adults with mild cognitive impairment.
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L V Prasad Eye Institute and CognitiveCare collaborate to utilize AI and M
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], November 3 (ANI/NewsVoir): L V Prasad Eye Institute, a World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Prevention of Blindness, and CognitiveCare, a Healthcare AI startup and pioneer in the early detection and quantification of health risks, today announced
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Study sheds light on new clues into a serious neurodegenerative disease
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Dementia encompasses a range of neurodegenerative conditions that lead to memory loss and cognitive deficiencies and affect some 55 million people worldwide. Yet despite its prevalence, there are few effective treatments, in part because scientists still don't understand how exactly dementia
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Study finds actors suppress their sense of self while playing new characte
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The research, published in Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, suggests that when actors take on a new character, they may be able to suppress their everyday self - implying that theatre training may have a big impact on the fundamental mechanisms of the human brain.
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Study: Crossword puzzles show greater cognitive improvement than computer
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The study found the benefits of crossword puzzles in improving memory functioning in older adults.
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Excess physical activity, less screen time linked to better function in to
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
"Executive function underlies your ability to engage in goal-directed behaviors," said University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign kinesiology and community health professor Naiman Khan, who led the study with graduate student Arden McMath and food science and human nutrition professor Sharon Do
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