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Cannabis use linked to cognitive abnormalities, impairments in working mem
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [USA], May 26 (ANI): New researches by Canadian neuroscientists have revealed that cannabis use affects the brain of adolescents and is linked to cognitive abnormalities, impairments in working memory, and inhibitory control.
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Exposure to nature during childhood leads to better mental health: Study
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C [U.S.A], May 22 (ANI): Did you remember the last time you played in nature as a child? If no, then chances are that your mental health could be affected.
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Eat well, exercise more to reduce risk of dementia
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 19 (ANI): While dementia is affecting people worldwide, many people can escape or reduce the risk of this cognitive disorder by adopting a healthy lifestyle.
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Physical, mental health of seniors linked to optimism, wisdom, loneliness:
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 13 (ANI): Advancing age is broadly associated with declining cognitive, physical and mental health. As part of a new study, researchers analysed how distinctive factors, such as wisdom, loneliness, income and sleep quality, impact - for good and bad - the physical an
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People with dementia could benefit from Virtual Reality
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 10 (ANI): Virtual Reality (VR) can turn out to be a boon for people with dementia as it could aid them recall their memories, minimise aggression and also better their relations with their caregivers, a new study discovered.
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Expectant mothers' alcohol consumption leads to cognitive impairments in c
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C [U.S.A], Apr 27 (ANI): A group of researchers have found that the biological changes that occur in the brain of teenagers who were exposed to alcohol while in the womb during pregnancy, leads to abnormalities like Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD).
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Delhi govt begins 'Happiness Therapy' in five more hospitals
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 17 (ANI): After GTB hospital, five more hospitals that come under the Delhi Government have implemented the 'Happiness Therapy', an initiative envisaging physical, cognitive, emotional and social integration of patients and hospital staff.
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Cognitive function does not measure weight-loss effect for adolescents
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 15 (ANI): In a new study, researchers have revealed that cognitive function does not affect the weight loss trajectory after bariatric surgery.
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ICU patients with non-brain-related injuries may suffer undetected cogniti
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 13 (ANI): In a recent study, researchers have found that most patients who are treated in the intensive care units (ICU) for non-brain-related injuries or disease also suffer from some level of related cognitive dysfunction which currently goes undetected in mos
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New research explains how origin of empathetic responses lie in cognitive
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Apr 8 (ANI): A recent study suggests that the origin of a broad range of empathetic responses lies in the cognitive simulation. It shifts the theoretical focus from a top-down approach that begins with cooperation to one that begins with a single cognitive mechanism.
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Relationship with new parents can reduce anxiety levels in adopted childre
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 4 (ANI): A strong relationship with adoptive parents positively affects brain development and long term health of the adopted child, reveals a new study published in the journal 'Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging'.
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Cognitive training helps against mental health decline in older adults: St
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] Mar 16 (ANI): A recent study found that receiving cognitive training may help the older adults in improving memory, language, hand-eye coordination and reasoning. Adding to these improvements it was also found that this training can help healthy older adults gain a defe
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