Fish Oil Capsules Could Enhance Brainpower in Children

Regular doses of Omega-3 fish oil capsules could boost the brainpower of youngsters and improve their concentration levels, says a study//. The Newhall Park Primary School in Bradford, Britain, gave a daily dose of omega-3 oils to 34 of its pupils aged between eight and nine for about nine mon...

Chewing gum found to increase brainpower

According to a new research, conducted by the University of Texas, and the Cognitive Research Unit, chewing gum has a positive effect on thinking, memory and other important tasks. "The results were extremely clear and specifically we found that chewing gum// targeted memory," Andrew Scholey...

First Brain Health lndex Ranks America's “Brain Smarts” Based on 21 Indicators: D.C. Ranks No. 1

... with the Northern New England states for eating the most fish per capita. No. 4: Vermont. A pat on the back for Vermont residents for using their brainpower to do good deeds. Vermont is the highest-ranking state in the area of community involvement, including volunteerism. No. 5: Connecticut. Connectic...

GeoFitness Physical/Mental Stimulus Plan Helps Increase Results in School State Standardized Tests

...ether to get everyone healthy in mind and body," says Dr. Mitchell, Founder and President of GeoFitness, Inc. "The best way to nourish children's brainpower is to get them up and moving. Our kids need to be physically active to help their brains function better. When we interact with information, we proce...

Hypertension Might Hinder Thinking

... brainpower slowed on days when blood pressure shot up, study found MONDAY, Dec. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Sudden surges in blood pressure could make se...

10 Surprising Facts About Using Brain Training to Fight Dementia

...adults can actually grow new brain cells, reversing a long-held belief that brainpower lost in the aging process cannot be regenerated. 2 -- You can build a 'sa...ise is brain exercise, too. Cardiovascular and strength training also boost brainpower by generating more blood flow to the brain, supplying oxygen and nutrients,...

Computer game's high score could earn the Nobel Prize in medicine

... Gamers have devoted countless years of collective brainpower to rescuing princesses or protecting the planet against alien invasions. This week researchers at the University of Washington will try to harness tho...

America's Favorite Doctors Try to Outdo Their Own Blockbuster

...tive? -- Are the telltale signs of arterial disease on your earlobes? -- Why is daydreaming good for you? Visitors to the center can also take a brainpower Quiz, find tips to tune up their systems, take the Body Smarts Quiz, and learn exactly how the liver and other vital organs manage a nightly bowl of i...

Which came first, social dominance or big brains? Wasps may tell

...hat bigger brains are better. A study of a tropical wasp suggests that the brainpower required to be dominant drives brain capacity. University of Washington ...ople. Yet there may be an interesting commonality between them. Increased brainpower may be part of being social, no matter who you are. What makes this excitin...

Two-year-old Joins Mensa, Becomes Its Youngest Ever Genius

...a Brown could count up to ten, identified colours and even dabbled with French, but it was only when the two-year-old took an IQ test that her soaring brainpower was established. Georgia has an IQ of 152 and has become the youngest female celebrated member of Mensa. The youngest daughter of a ch...

Brainpower in Medical Technology

Wayne County Partners With TechTown to Launch Global Stem Cell 'Innovation and Commercialization Lab'

...of Michigan and Michigan State , are the greatest medical research assets we have in Michigan," Ficano said, "and now we have a chance to share that brainpower with the rest of the world. TechTown's Stem Cell Commercialization Center will be a place where researchers collaboratively accelerate the development...

Brainpower in Medical Dictionary

Memory loss

...ews is that your faulty memory is probably nothing to worry about. ... Electronic Games and Exercises to Fight Memory Loss . Eating to Boost Your brainpower ... Up-to-the-minute news coverage of national, regional and international news enhanced with audio and video clips and photo galleries - updated ...

Brainpower in Biological News

'Perfect pitch' in humans far more prevalent than expected

...n to the bird. This holds true for almost all animals, but not humans, which suggests that, ironically, common relative pitch hearing may require more brainpower than perfect pitch. To explore the cognitive basis for perfect pitch, Marvin and Newport wanted to test the basis for pitch perception and memory in...

Slowly-developing primates definitely not dim-witted

... DURHAM, N.C. -- Some primates have evolved big brains because their extra brainpower helps them live and reproduce longer, an advantage that outweighs the demands of extra years of growth and development they spend reaching adulthood, ...

Brainpower in Biological Technology

Is America Inc.s brand diminishing?

...rys continued ability to attract the brightest creative minds in the world and what might happen to our creativity and innovation if the flow of fresh brainpower slows. Our university system for example remains the envy of the world and a great many of the students we educate are foreign-born. Traditionally, a ...

The misguided talent war

...n't be needed, at least for awhile. The battle for brainpower is here. The war for talent has resumed. Companies...to recruit several thousand people. Battle for brainpower The October 7-13, 2006 issue of The Economist... too broadly defined. The author defines talent as brainpower - the ability to solve complex problems or invent ...