Digital destination for sophisticated men & women. Live your best life with expert tips and news on health, food, sex, relationships, fashion and lifestyle.
Our content is fact checked by our senior editorial staff to reflect accuracy and ensure our readers get sound information and advice to make the smartest, healthiest choices.
Study participants completed three assessments, including a picture-naming game. In this assessment, they answered questions about pictures while trying to ignore distracting words being played through headphones. For example, they may have been shown a photo of a mop and asked if it ends in"p" while their headphones said a word like"broom," the press release explains.
After completing the three assessments, researchers weren't surprised to find that WFD, among other abilities, decreased with age. What did surprise them was that the declining ability to recognize and recall the name of something in a picture wasassociated with a decline in other mental abilities. In addition, pauses when finding words weren't linked to brain health.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Researchers find flexible solution for separating gasesFor a broad range of industries, separating gases is an important part of both process and product—from separating nitrogen and oxygen from air for medical purposes to separating carbon dioxide from other gases in the process of carbon capture or removing impurities from natural gas.
Read more »
Researchers find ‘molecular glue’ that makes memories last a lifetimeThe researchers focused on the synapses in an attempt to find out how they sustained memory over long periods of time.
Read more »
Researchers find magnetic excitations can be held together by repulsive interactionsA group of physicists specialized in solid-state physics from the University of Cologne and international collaborators have examined crystals made from the material BaCO2V2O8 in the Cologne laboratory.
Read more »
Researchers find intriguing new tool for tendon healing: Nanoparticles for precision drug deliveryHarnessing nanoparticles to deliver drugs precisely to a surgically repaired tendon is a promising new approach that reduced scar tissue formation and improved mechanical function.
Read more »
Losing Both Ovaries Could Come at a Serious Cost to The Brain, Researchers FindThe Best in Science News and Amazing Breakthroughs
Read more »
Researchers find genetic stability in a long-term Panamanian hybrid zone of manakinsWe often think of species as separate and distinct, but sometimes they can interbreed and create hybrids. When this happens consistently in a specific area, it forms what's known as a hybrid zone. These zones can be highly dynamic or remarkably stable, and studying them can reveal key insights into how species boundaries evolve—or sometimes blur.
Read more »