Posts Tagged ‘memory-skills’
Large study to study impact on early brain development of financial assistance to low-income mothers
___ Does growing up poor harm brain development? (The Economist): “Plenty of evidence suggests that growing up poor, living through these kinds of scrapes, has a detrimental impact on child development. Children from rich families tend to have better language and memory skills than those from poor families. More affluent children usually perform better in…
Read MoreStudy: To improve memory and thinking skills, try the Mediterranean diet with added olive oil and nuts
. Mediterranean diet may help counteract age-related declines in memory and thinking skills (Harvard Health Blog): “A new study in this week’s JAMA Internal Medicine suggests that eating a Mediterranean-style diet enhanced with extra-virgin olive oil or nuts is good for your mind as well as your heart.
Read MoreStudy: Sleeping less than 5 hours, or more than 9, can lead to cognitive decline
Too little sleep, and too much, affect memory (Harvard Health Blog): “A group of women taking part in the Nurses’ Health Study were asked about their sleep habits in 1986 and 2000, and were interviewed about memory and thinking skills three times over a later six-year period. Devore and her colleagues observed worse performance on…
Read MoreBrain Health News: Top Articles and Resources in March
There’s such a flood of very significant research studies, educational resources and articles related to brain health, it’s hard to keep track — even for us! Let me introduce and quote some of the top Brain Health Studies, Articles and Resources published in March: 1) Cognitive Decline Begins In Late 20s, Study Suggests (Science Daily) — “These patterns…
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