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Maintaining regular daily routines is associated with better sleep quality in older adults
A study has found that the maintenance of daily routines was associated with a reduced rate of insomnia and improved quality of sleep in older adults living in a retirement community.
Physio Exercise Helps New Mums Beat The Blues And Increase Wellbeing
In a world first study of its kind, 161 postnatal women with no previous depressive symptoms were divided in two separate groups to test the effect of a physiotherapist-led exercise and education program on wellbeing...
Cutting-Edge Computer Modeling Reveals Neurons Coordinating Their Messaging, Yielding Clues To How The Brain Works
There is strength in numbers if you want to get your voice heard. But how do you get your say if you are in the minority? That's a dilemma faced not only by the citizens of a democracy but also by some neurons in the brain...
ADHD: Behavioural Incentives Mimic Effects Of Medication On Brain Systems
Medication and behavioural interventions help children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) better maintain attention and self-control by normalising activity in the same brain systems, according to research funded by the Wellcome Trust...
ADHD: Behavioural Incentives Mimic Effects Of Medication On Brain Systems
Medication and behavioural interventions help children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) better maintain attention and self-control by normalising activity in the same brain systems, according to research funded by the Wellcome Trust...
The Middle-Aged Are Most Confident But Self-Esteem Declines Sharply Among Older Adults
Self-esteem rises steadily as people age but starts declining around the time of retirement, according to a longitudinal study of men and women ranging in age from 25 to 104. "Self-esteem is related to better health, less criminal behavior, lower levels of depression and, overall, greater success in life," said the study's lead author, Ulrich ...
If You’re Depressed, Fearful, It Might Help To Worry, Too
A new study of brain activity in depressed and anxious people indicates that some of the ill effects of depression are modified - for better or for worse - by anxiety...
Human Embryonic Stem Cells Used To Derive Floor Plate Tissue, An Important Signaling Center During Brain Development
New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) Fellow, Christopher Fasano, PhD, of the New York Neural Stem Cell Institute, is lead author on a study investigating human neural development. Dr. Fasano conducted this work while working as a post-doctoral fellow at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in the lab of Dr. Lorenz Studer. Dr...
Neuroscientists show how brain stores memories of specific fears
The brain is capable of holding and retrieving memories for specific fears, revealing a more sophisticated storage and recall capacity than previously thought, neuroscientists have found.
Attitude toward everyday activity important for healthy lifestyle
Exploring underlying attitudes toward everyday physical activity -- for example, walking to a nearby co-worker's office rather than sending an email -- may open new opportunities for promoting healthier, more active lifestyles.