News tagged with thinking skills

Protein linked to problems with executive thinking skills

New research shows that a high level of C-reactive protein (CRP), a marker for inflammation in the blood, is associated with brain changes that are linked to problems with executive thinking skills. The study is published ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Mar 29, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Good youth programs help teens learn to think not just logically, but strategically

Teens develop strategic thinking skills in youth activities that they rarely learn in the classroom, says a new University of Illinois study of 11 high-quality urban and rural arts and leadership programs.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jun 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Warm weather may hurt thinking skills in people with MS

People with multiple sclerosis (MS) may find it harder to learn, remember or process information on warmer days of the year, according to new research released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Feb 17, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Gene variant may protect memory and thinking skills in older people

New research shows a gene variant may help protect the memory and thinking skills of older people. The research will be published in the April 20, 2010, issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neu ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Apr 19, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Rudeness at work causes mistakes

If someone is rude to you at work or if you witness rudeness you are more likely to make mistakes, says Rhona Flin, Professor of Applied Psychology at the University of Aberdeen, in an editorial published in this week's BMJ.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jul 06, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

White matter changes may predict dementia risk

Elderly people with no memory or thinking problems are more likely to later develop thinking problems if they have a growing amount of "brain rust," or small areas of brain damage, according to a study published in the July ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Jul 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Does modernization affect children's cognitive development?

Societal and technological changes have taken place at a dizzying pace over recent decades. A new cross-cultural study aimed to determine whether these dramatic changes have had an effect on the thinking skills that are learned ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 13, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Overweight individuals have greater risk of reduced memory and thinking skills in late life

Individuals with higher mid-life Body Mass Index (BMI) in the 1960s have been found to have lower memory and thinking skills and a sharper decline in these abilities in old age, compared to those with lower BMI in mid-life.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 06, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0