DIET can have a big impact on the health of the brain – which is why studies have shown a Mediterranean diet could help ward off dementia. Daily Express :: Health Feed
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Dementia risk: Doing THIS free activity for just 25 minutes could boost brain function
DEMENTIA – and it’s most common form, Alzheimer’s disease – could be prevented with short, daily sessions of yoga or meditation. Daily Express :: Health Feed
Dementia risk: Doing THIS free activity for just 25 minutes could boost brain function
Conditions such as dementia can reduce brain function, causing memory loss and problems with decision-making and language. However, researchers have identified certain activities which can effectively improve it. A study by the University of Waterloo showed that just 25 minutes of Hatha yoga or mindfulness meditation a day could significantly boost cognitive ability. Both activities […]
Uber App Gets a Chat Function to Better Connect Drivers and Riders
– Beginning today, Uber is rolling out a new chat feature to allow drivers and riders to communicate without ever leaving the Uber app. This promises to smooth interactions and eliminate some disincentives built into the way the Uber service and app were configured. – Consider this example: My wife and I went flew to […]
Ben Heck’s Super Glue Gun: Merging form and function
The team continues buckling down on its Super Glue Gun project. Felix brings together a custom-designed motor control circuit that will be used for extruding the glue. Meanwhile, Ben cuts up the perfboard to prototype the size of the printed circuit board that will eventually fit inside the handle. Thankfully, this task is made easier […]
Study: Lumosity boosts brain function as much as normal video games—by 0%
Enlarge (credit: Lumosity) Brain training may do little more than train healthy brains to be good at brain training, yet another study suggests. In the new controlled, randomized trial involving 128 healthy young adults, researchers found that playing Lumosity brain-training games for 30-minute sessions, five times a week for 10 weeks resulted in participants getting […]
Form and function in fairly equal parts | 2018 Alfa Romeo Stelvio First Drive
Alfa Romeo, a brand synonymous with sports cars that combine beautiful Italian design with historically dodgy reliability, now makes a crossover. The Stelvio is named after what is quite possibly the best driving road in the world, and the automaker would have you believe that it is the most purely focused driver’s ute in the […]
Kayak Introduces New Workplace-Friendly Search Function
Kayak Introduces New Workplace-Friendly Search Function Advertiser Disclosure The credit card offers that appear on the website are from credit card companies from which ThePointsGuy.com receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site (including, for example, the order in which they appear). This site does not include all credit […]
North Korea rocket-engine test shows ‘meaningful’ progress in engine function
Thomson Reuters SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea said on Monday North Korea’s latest rocket-engine test showed “meaningful” advancement in engine function. “Through this test, it is found that engine function has made meaningful progress but further analysis is needed for exact thrust and possible uses,” Lee Jin-woo, deputy spokesman for the South Korean defense ministry, […]
Phase 3 Trial Data Show Use of SpaceOAR® Hydrogel Helps Maintain Erectile Function Following Prostate Cancer Radiation Treatment
PRESS RELEASE: Lower penile bulb radiation dose may be associated with ability to maintain sexual function and potency BEDFORD, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–February 24, 2017– Augmenix, Inc., a medical technology company that develops, manufactures, and sells proprietary absorbable hydrogels that separate and protect organs at risk during radiotherapy announced a newly published analysis from the company’s Phase […]
