Here is what I am reading today: diet, exercise and dementia “Cognitive improvements in the intervention group were made on all measures surveyed, including memory, planning abilities, and speed of mental processing. Miia Kivipelto, the lead investigator, and a prominent expert on lifestyle factors related to dementia, said at a press Read more…
Here is what we are reading today: a sea creature that uses sunblock? “Often referred to as nature’s sunscreens, MAAs are usually employed to protect an organism from DNA-damaging UV rays; however, the mantis shrimp has incorporated them into powerful spectral tuning filters.” adhd drugs and future heart problems?? “The Read more…
Here is what I am reading today: what pet scans tell us about our consciousness “According to his study, PET scans identified 93 per cent of people in a minimally conscious state, and that 74 per cent would recover within the next a year. The functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) Read more…
Here is what I am reading today: do you hear voices?? ““We think that reducing the flow of information between these two brain structures that play a central role in processing auditory information sets the stage for stress or other factors to come along and trigger the ‘voices’ that are Read more…
Here’s what we are reading today: choosing a spouse by DNA?? “It’s well known that people marry folks who are like them,” said Benjamin Domingue, lead author of the paper and a research associate at CU-Boulder’s Institute of Behavioral Science. “But there’s been a question about whether we mate at Read more…