LearningRx1 October, 2013 | http://www.learningrx.org - Part 2

Smartphone app accurate screener for cognitive dysfunction

Oct 25, 2013 by

A new study from the Virginia Commonwealth University has found that a smartphone app can quickly screen people for minimal hepatic encephalopathy (MHE) – a cognitive dysfunction common among people suffering from cirrhosis....

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Vitamin B may stave off stroke

Oct 24, 2013 by

New research of data collected from 54,913 participants indicates that Vitamin B may be beneficial in reducing the risk of stroke by 7 percent. The researchers also found that folic acid appears to decrease the effect of the Vitamin...

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E-readers make reading easier for dyslexics

Oct 23, 2013 by

A team from the Smithsonian have found that when e-readers are programmed to only show a few words of text per line, some people with dyslexia can read the text faster, more easily and with greater comprehension....

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How we keep a beat determines how effectively we respond to speech...

Oct 22, 2013 by

Research out of Northwestern University indicates that musical training could improve the brain’s response to language. In a recent study, they found that when participants showed a higher accuracy of tapping to a beat, their brains responded more consistently...

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Antidote for mental fog caused by tamoxifen

Oct 21, 2013 by

A major breakthrough in breast cancer treatment comes out of a team from the University of Rochester Medical Center. The researchers found an antidote – a substance called AZD6244- that stopped the tamoxifen-induced brain cell death in mice....

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BETTER verbal development in childhood linked to later drinking...

Oct 20, 2013 by

A new study found a link between BETTER verbal development in childhood and more frequent alcohol consumption and intoxication....

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