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What’s in your fast food cheeseburger? If you think you’re better off because your food was cooked in soybean oil, it might be time to rethink that. Soybean oil has been marketed as a healthy alternative to other kinds of oil, but new research has found that may not be true. The new study showed ...

The short answer is "no."  A German research tea look at the brains of 330 older adults and found that the size of the hippocampus is only beneficial to people who also have more white-matter circuitry to link it to the rest of the brain. They found that the volume of the hippocampus doesn’t always ...

Research published in the January 27, 2020 edition of JNeurosci indicates that iron levels in the brain tissue rise during development and are linked to cognitive development. This research on both children and young adults may lead to new interventions that include iron supplementation. Looking to add more iron to your diet? Consider these iron-rich ...

You’ve probably heard that research has shown that the brain clears up waste and updates memories during sleep. But a new study has found that specialized immune cells are hard at work in the brain during sleep too. The findings, which were published in Nature Neuroscience, show that the signals in our brain that modulate ...

Who doesn’t love to savor a delicious piece of chocolate or a heaping scoop of ice cream? While it’s important to remember that a little bit of sugar is fine in moderation, there is some startling new evidence about its affect on the brain. A new study from the the Department of Clinical Medicine at ...

February 27 is National “No-Brainer” Day, created to celebrate “no-brainers:” concepts and tasks that are simple, easy and obvious to most people. But for people with learning struggles, tasks considered “no-brainers” for many others—reading, balancing a checkbook, managing time, staying organized or just paying attention for an extended period of time—can be painfully challenging. Kim ...

Looking for some ways to boost your child’s self-esteem? Try these tips: 1. Remind them of past successes. Highlighting past successes doesn’t have to mean just verbally reminding a child that they did something well. It could include framing a photo of their best dance recital, placing awards or trophies in a place of prominence, ...

Scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine used a laser-assisted imaging tool to discover what happens inside the neurons of mice that are learning something. They found that motor-based learning can occur in multiple areas of the brain, not just those associated with motor control. Want to learn more about the learning that uses the whole brain? ...

Here’s LearningRx Cedar Rapids’ Courtney Axline appearing onFox Channel 28 to offer tips on improving memory and training your brain: https://cbs2iowa.com/community/more-fun-in-the-morning/train-your-brain

LearningRx Charlottesville appeared on NBC Channel 29 to recommend that parents buy their kids games that work on memory and attention. https://www.nbc29.com/2019/12/13/charlottesville-area-company-promoting-healthy-brain-games/