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cognition / exercise / Health and Medicine

Quick exercise bursts enhance cognitive function

New research finds that bursts of exercise, like cycling or HIIT workouts, can improve memory, attention, and other cognitive functions.

aging / cognition / games / Health and Medicine

Games and puzzles can slow cognitive decline

Games, puzzles and reading can slow cognitive decline in the elderly—even in those with mild cognitive impairment, research suggests.

cognition / learning / Science and Technology

‘Surprisingly strategic’ mice think like babies

“…our view is that animals, like humans, can make hypotheses and they can test them and may use higher cognitive processes to do it.”

bariatric surgery / body weight / cognition / dementia / Health and Medicine

Bariatric surgery may slow cognitive decline

Bariatric surgery may slow cognitive decline for people with obesity, a new study shows.

Alzheimer's disease / blood tests / cognition / Health and Medicine

Midlife blood test may predict Alzheimer’s risk

A blood test in midlife may predict risk of cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s later, according to a new study.

aging / attention / cognition / Health and Medicine

Older people’s minds wander less

Our minds wander less as we age and, when older adults do let their minds drift, they’re more likely to be distracted by pleasant thoughts, research finds.

aging / cognition / epigenetics / Health and Medicine / memory

‘Age acceleration’ tied to worse memory

Researchers have found a link between age acceleration, or when your biological clock runs quicker than your actual age, to poorer memory.

children's health / cognition / Ethiopia / fluoride / Health and Medicine / water

Do very high fluoride levels in well water harm cognition?

New findings indicate a correlation between very high fluoride levels in Ethiopian well water and cognitive impairment among children.

brains / cognition / Health and Medicine / surgery

Permeable blood-brain barrier may cause delirium after surgery

A new study demonstrates that patients who develop postoperative delirium have increased openings in the blood-brain barrier.

cognition / dementia / Health and Medicine / memories / smell

Fragrance at night boosts older adults’ memory

When a fragrance wafted through the bedrooms of older adults for two hours every night for six months, memory skyrocketed, researchers say.

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