Lutein helps with the preservation of “crystallized intelligence" and is acquire through the diet, primarily through eating leafy green vegetables, cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli, or egg yolks.
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A study of older adults links consumption of...
Seeing the imagination.
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Scanning your brain to decode the contents of your mind has been a subject of intense research interest for some time. As studies have progressed, scientists have gradually been able to interpret...
Babies often amaze their parents when they seemingly learn new skills overnight -- how to walk, for example. But their brains were probably prepping for those tasks long before their first steps occurred, according to researchers.
Researchers at Penn State...
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Levels of a widely used class of industrial chemicals linked with cancer and other health problems -- polyfluoroalkyl and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) -- exceed federally recommended safety levels in public drinking water supplies for six...
It takes just a few seconds to choose a cookie over an apple and wreck your diet for the day.
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It takes just a few seconds to choose a cookie over an apple and wreck your diet for...
Aging concept, young and old comparison (stock image).
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Heavy drinking and smoking are linked to visible signs of physical aging, and looking older than one's years, suggests research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology &...
Hormone replacement therapies, or medications containing female hormones, may help cancer to spread.
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Hormone replacement therapies, or medications containing female hormones that substitute those no longer produced by the body, often are prescribed to reduce...
A new study shows that large structural variants in human glycophorin genes, which are unusually common in Africa, are protective against malarial disease.
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Researchers have discovered that protection from the most severe form of malaria is...
While most military children grow into resilient adults, they are not always visible to the outside community, the journal reports.
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Since 9/11, the United States has seen the largest sustained deployment of military service men...
Two billion children breathe toxic air worldwide, UNICEF says. Image Credit: Flickr/leniners
Almost one in seven of the world’s children, 300 million, live in areas with the most toxic levels of outdoor air pollution – six or more times higher...
A comparison of 2 different fitness routines shows that both can have an anti-aging effect on the brain in the elderly, but only dancing gives rise to a measurable difference in behavior.
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