Prevent Cognitive Decline With Close Friendships, Study Suggests By Tom PackerPosted on November 7, 2017November 7, 2017 Anyone with close friends knows the many benefits that friendship brings on the surface: companionship, laughter, and lots of sisterly […] Pages: 1 2 3 4
Human brains aren’t ‘hungrier’ than other animals’ By Tom PackerPosted on November 6, 2017November 6, 2017 Human brains don’t consume a larger share of our daily calories than other animals’ brains do, a new study comparing […] Pages: 1 2 3
Air Pollution Could be Affecting Your Brain Health By Tom PackerPosted on November 6, 2017November 6, 2017 Photo: Getty A new body of research is taking a closer look at how breathing dirty air can potentially impact […] Pages: 1 2 3
Microsoft’s BrainWave is going to supercharge AI – and it’s coming to the cloud By Tom PackerPosted on November 6, 2017November 6, 2017 Microsoft is using custom hardware to realize a 50-100x speed up in how quickly it can run AI algorithms that […] Pages: 1 2 3
Scientists Identify The Key Chemical In The Brain That Could Help People To Stop Unwanted Thoughts By Tom PackerPosted on November 6, 2017November 6, 2017 Scientists have found the key chemical in the memory region of the brain that could help people, particularly those who […] Pages: 1 2 3
People with higher IQ are at greater risk of developing mental illness By Tom PackerPosted on November 6, 2017November 6, 2017 Picture for representationPixabay Stereotyping geniuses as mentally crazy are not new. Though it is not cool or funny to have […] Pages: 1 2 3
Substance abuse among older people ‘growing rapidly as binge drinking becomes commonplace for ageing population’ By Tom PackerPosted on November 5, 2017November 5, 2017 Our ageing population is throwing up unexpected problems. Who would have guessed that substance abuse among older people would ever […] Pages: 1 2 3 4
Scientists identify chemical that helps us to suppress unwanted thoughts By Tom PackerPosted on November 5, 2017November 5, 2017 Picture for representation Creative Commons Unwanted thoughts may have kept most of us awake at night and replayed in the mind […] Pages: 1 2 3
Queensland brain institute study on impacts of concussion to involve 300 athletes By Tom PackerPosted on November 5, 2017November 5, 2017 Updated November 05, 2017 12:59:35 Photo: Justin Clarke spent months in bed recovering from his concussion. (ABC News: Meghna Bali) […] Pages: 1 2 3
“My Child Worries About Everything!” Identifying Anxiety in Kids By Tom PackerPosted on November 5, 2017November 5, 2017 Ralph had always been a shy and anxious child. He hated separating from his mother to go to preschool. This […] Pages: 1 2 3 4
