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Aerobic Exercise May Protect Cognitive Abilities of Heavy Drinkers
April 16, 2013 — Aerobic exercise may help prevent and perhaps even reverse some of the brain damage associated with heavy alcohol consumption, according to a new ... > full story -
Anxious About Life and Afraid of Death? Tylenol May Do the Trick, Study Suggests
April 16, 2013 — Researchers have found a new potential use for the over-the-counter pain drug Tylenol. Typically known to relieve physical pain, the study suggests the drug may also reduce the psychological effects ... > full storyMore: -
Stimulating the Brain Blunts Cigarette Craving
April 16, 2013 — Cigarette smoking is the leading cause of preventable deaths globally. Unfortunately smoking cessation is difficult, with more than 90% of attempts to quit resulting in ... > full story -
Training the Brain to Improve on New Tasks
April 15, 2013 — A brain-training task that increases the number of items an individual can remember over a short period of time may boost performance in other problem-solving tasks by enhancing communication between ... > full story -
New Light Shed on Traumatic Brain Injuries
April 15, 2013 — A new article offers the latest information concerning a "switch" that turns "on" and "off" inflammation in the brain after ... > full story -
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Electroconvulsive Therapy Can Restore Quality of Life for Some Severely Depressed Patients
April 15, 2013 — Patients whose severe depression goes into remission for six months following electroconvulsive therapy report a quality of life similar to that of healthy individuals, researchers ... > full story -
Skin Cells Turned Directly Into the Cells That Insulate Neurons
April 15, 2013 — Researchers have succeeded in transforming skin cells directly into oligodendrocyte precursor cells, the cells that wrap nerve cells in the insulating myelin sheaths that help nerve signals ... > full story -
Musicians Who Learn a New Melody Demonstrate Enhanced Skill After a Night's Sleep
April 15, 2013 — A new study examining how the brain learns and retains motor skills provides insight into musical skill. Musicians who practiced and learned a new melody and were tested on it again after a night's ... > full story -
In Sex, Happiness Hinges on Keeping Up With the Joneses
April 15, 2013 — In sex, happiness hinges on keeping up with the Joneses, a new study finds. Sex apparently is like income: People are generally happy when they keep pace with the Joneses and they're even happier if ... > full story -
Our Futures Look Bright, Because We Reject the Possibility That Bad Things Will Happen
April 15, 2013 — People believe they'll be happy in the future, even when they imagine the many bad things that could happen, because they discount the possibility that those bad things will actually occur, according ... > full story
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