All posts tagged with cognition
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-(Natural News) Strange things can happen by simply staring into someone else’s eyes for the better part of 10 minutes. According to Italian researcher Giovanni Caputo, this action can make people enter into an altered state of consciousness. Caputo came about this bizarre finding after conducting a trial on 10 pairs of participants made to […]
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-(Natural News) It’s a common stereotype that women are known for their multitasking abilities. A recent study, however, looks to debunk the stereotype, stating that men are just as capable of multitasking as women. The study, published in the journal PLOS ONE, shows that whether or not someone is good or bad at handling multiple tasks at once has nothing to […]
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-(Natural News) Talk about the dose making the poison – a common class of drugs prescribed to treat Parkinson’s disease and depression can increase a person’s risk of dementia, according to a large study conducted by the University of Nottingham in England. The study, which was published in JAMA Internal Medicine, investigated the link between taking anticholinergic drugs and dementia risk. […]
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-(Natural News) Air pollution is an increasingly global problem as more and more industries produce massive amounts of pollutants that bring detrimental effects on air quality and ecosystems. According to the World Health Organization, about 97 percent of cities in low- and middle-income countries do not meet their air quality guidelines. Even in high-income countries, […]
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-(Natural News) It turns out, the regions that handle pain are also the ones involved with depression, building on evidence that people with depression have a higher sensitivity to pain, even from minor injuries that shouldn’t hurt. Earlier studies have suggested that people with depression do not have full control of their ruminative thought processes, linking […]
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-(Natural News) Looking to boost your memory? Researchers from Kanazawa University have you covered – if you’re up for something highly unusual. In a study published in the Journal of Medicinal Food, the team from Japan found that adding salmon milt to your diet helps enhance brain function. For the uninitiated, milt refers to the seminal fluid of fish, mollusks […]
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-(Natural News) As people grow older, their cognitive health declines. But a new Australian study suggests that aging people can improve their cognitive function if they eat large amounts of nuts every day. The researchers surveyed more than 4,800 Chinese adults who were 55 years of age or older for 15 years. They discovered a link between eating […]
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-(Natural News) There may be a new alternative option for treating Alzheimer’s disease or dementia without resorting to toxic pharmaceutical drugs. A new approach uses magnets to stimulate the brain’s working memory. Researchers at Duke University have recently debuted an experimental therapy called repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) which applies a high-frequency magnetic pulse to the left […]
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-(Natural News) Heart failure leads to many complications, especially in the cardiovascular system, but research suggests it could also lead to mental health problems. Heart failure patients often suffer from depression and cognitive impairment, and researchers from Canada have uncovered why these problems occur. Their findings were published in the journal Scientific Reports. Researchers from the […]
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-(Natural News) One of the many natural ways to boost brain health is to eat the right kinds of food. And there’s a specific diet that can help keep your brain sharp and healthy – the aptly named “MIND” diet. The MIND diet, which stands for Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay, was developed by a […]
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