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Health & Wellness News tagged with Learning

Learning Keeps Brain Healthy: Mental Activity Could Stave Off Age-Related Cognitive and Memory Decline
Health & Wellness  (tags: Science, learning, mental, activity )

Leslie
- 9 days ago - sciencedaily.com
UC Irvine neurobiologists are providing the first visual evidence that learning promotes brain health -- and, therefore, that mental stimulation could limit the debilitating effects of aging on memory and the mind.
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10 Things You Should Know About Your Aging Brain
Health & Wellness  (tags: Brain, Fitness, Aging, Learning, Memory )

Nancy
- 39 days ago - associatesdegree.com
Researchers have discovered astounding facts about the aging brain, putting an end to any misconceptions about the inability for older individuals to learn, adapt, and grow. Read on to discover ten things you may not have known about your aging brain.
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Michelle Obamas Call to Action Has the Library Weighing in on Childhood Obesity
Health & Wellness  (tags: interesting, obesity, children, learning, exercise, research, nutrition, study )

Sally
- 43 days ago - newsblaze.com
While obesity is a major health problem it also impacts learning as well. Cognitive scientists, such as Prof. Robert Sylwester, tell us that movement and exercise are vital not only for health but for learning too.
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Top 10 TV Nurses and What You Can Learn From Them
Health & Wellness  (tags: Nursing, TV Nurse, Medical, Health, Learning )

Katie
- 144 days ago - onlinenursingprograms.net
From army nurses to ER managers to doctor's office assistants, here are the top 10 TV nurses and lessons you can learn from each of them.
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Autistic People Better at Problem Solving Than Non-Autistics: Research
Health & Wellness  (tags: children, adults, learning, research, education, autism )

RaffiSURG
- 260 days ago - canada.com
New research suggests that autistic people are 40 per cent faster at problem solving than non-autistics. Researchers from Universite de Montreal and Harvard University said the results will offer more effective ways to teach people with autism.
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Teddy Bears Treated at Albany Med
Health & Wellness  (tags: health, hospitals, wellness, children, learning, research, study )

Dee
- 300 days ago - capitalnews9.com
ALBANY, N.Y. Albany Medical Center transformed into a hospital for teddy bears Sunday, for its 13th annual "Teddy Bear Hospital Day".Albany Medical College students hosted, giving kids the chance to see the Life-Net helicopter and learn about general--
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Children of Older Fathers Do Less Well in IQ Tests
Health & Wellness  (tags: humans, men, women, intelligence, IQ, research, interesting, health, children, risks, study, think, reason, concentration, learning, memory, speaking, reading, skills society )

Tom
- 369 days ago - boston.com
Children of older fathers appear to perform less well in intelligence tests during infancy and childhood, while children with older mothers tended to gain higher scores in the same tests designed to measure the ability to think and reason.
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50 Great Learning Tools & Video Games for Nurses & Health Professionals
Health & Wellness  (tags: Learning, Tools, Internet, Video Games, Health, Fitness )

Jollygirl
- 411 days ago - onlinenursingdegreeguide.org
Are you ready to learn nursing and health care skills via the Internet? You'll find exercise games, games that increase brain power and decrease phobias, games that treat pain and games that help train health care workers in new procedures.
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50+ Open Courseware Classes on Fitness and Nutrition
Health & Wellness  (tags: Health, Fitness, Nutrition, Open Courseware, Learning )

Jollygirl
- 424 days ago - massagetherapycareers.com
Some of the best information is found through Open CourseWare classes, offered by universities and organizations. Here, this article will take a look at more than 50 of the resources that you can use to get an education in fitness and nutrition.
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100 Global Health Blogs That Will Open Your Eyes
Health & Wellness  (tags: Health, Fitness, Health Care, Blogs, Learning )

Jollygirl
- 460 days ago - uspharmd.com
These global health care blogs reflect the concerns from people of all countries and walks of life and can help you learn about health care issues that affect people young and old. Check these out...
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BrainSync - Theta Wave W/ Fractals - Relaxation   video
Health & Wellness  (tags: Deep, Learning, Strengthen, Memory, Hemi, Sync, Theta, Wave, brainwave, Fractals, binaural, beat, Brain )

Gregory
- 606 days ago - youtube.com
The easiest way of applying stimulus to the brain is via ears and eyes. Since humans cannot hear sounds low enough to be useful for brain stimulation, special techniques must be used. One such special technique used is called binaural beats.
7 comments
Good Night's Sleep Key to Strong Memories
Health & Wellness  (tags: scientists, sleep, memory, brain, melatonin, learning, study, research )

Laurel
- 847 days ago - livescience.com
Scientists are finding new evidence that a good night's rest plays a crucial role in cementing memories formed during the day.
1 comment
Can We Get Smarter?
Health & Wellness  (tags: brain, smart, intelligence, well-being, learning )

RC
- 853 days ago - washingtonpost.com
Informative article on how to increase your smarts: the factors that play into brain-power, how you can enhance them, and what can and can't be done to increase memory, intelligence and perception.
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Three Genes Behind Human Cognition and Learning Identified
Health & Wellness  (tags: genes, genetics, human, learning, cognition, brain, functioning, dopamine )

Eduardo
- 892 days ago - in.news.yahoo.com
Learning behaviors are linked to three separate genes, DARPP-32, DRD2, and COMT, associated with brain dopamine functioning. Dopamine is a chemical in the brain that is often associated with pleasure, learning and other behaviors.
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