Sentences with phrase «cognitive effects in humans»

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«We've always known that caffeine has cognitive - enhancing effects, but its particular effects on strengthening memories and making them resistant to forgetting has never been examined in detail in humans,» Yassa, senior author of the paper, told Johns Hopkins» news network.

In any event, one of the unavoidable side effects of literature and the arts generally is that they cater to the human need to believe that cognitive dissonance is only a temporary thing, so that they anticipate and support those grand unification theories that have compelled political reformers no less than scientists.

Research in the United States, Canada, Europe, and other developed countries, among predominantly middle - class populations, provides strong evidence that human milk feeding decreases the incidence and / or severity of diarrhea,1 - 5 lower respiratory infection,6 - 9 otitis media,3,10 - 14bacteremia, 15,16 bacterial meningitis, 15,17 botulism, 18 urinary tract infection, 19 and necrotizing enterocolitis.20, 21 There are a number of studies that show a possible protective effect of human milk feeding against sudden infant death syndrome,22 - 24insulin - dependent diabetes mellitus,25 - 27 Crohn's disease, 28,29 ulcerative colitis, 29 lymphoma, 30,31 allergic diseases,32 - 34 and other chronic digestive diseases.35 - 37 Breastfeeding has also been related to possible enhancement of cognitive development.38, 39

Dr. Perry's research includes: the effects of prenatal drug exposure on brain development, the neurobiology of human neuropsychiatric disorders, the neurophysiology of traumatic life events, and long - term cognitive, behavioral, emotional, social and physiological effects of neglect and trauma in children, adolescents and adults.

«Studies in humans of the long - term effects of drinking during adolescence are just beginning to emerge, but the data we do have indicate negative cognitive effects, and this puts us one step closer to one day being able to reverse those,» Swartzwelder said.

The research comes out of the ReSource Project at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences in Leipzig, Germany, and looked at the effects of three different meditation techniques on the brains and bodies of more than 300 volunteers over 9 months.

The three Penn study authors are also participating with Cognition in a NASA effort reported earlier this year to study the molecular, physiological and psychological effects of spaceflight on the human body by comparing identical twins, evidencing the need for a comprehensive cognitive test battery for spaceflight.

Microbes in the human gut, for instance, have been implicated in regulating immune function, obesity, mood and cognitive function — but the complex chemical and neural signals that mediate these effects are largely unknown.

According to Andreassen, the study's senior author, some think of schizophrenia as a «side effect» arising from advantageous variants in genes that are related to the development of human traits, such as cognitive and language skills, that may have increased risks for developing psychoses.

While small studies in humans with cognitive impairment have suggested that BHB could improve memory, senior scientist and Buck President and CEO, Eric Verdin MD, says this is the first study in aging mammals which details the positive effects of BHB on memory and lifespan.

The Gut Metagenome Changes in Parallel to Waist Circumference, Brain Iron Deposition and Cognitive Function JCEM June 7, 2017 Gerard Blasco, Jose Maria Moreno - Navarrete, Mireia Rivero, Vicente Perez - Brocal, Josep Garre - Olmo, Josep Puig, Pepus Daunis - i - Estadella, Carles Biarnes, Jordi Gich, Fernando Fernandez - Aranda, Angel Alberich - Bayarri, Andres Moya, Salvador Pedraza, Wifredo Ricart, Miguel Lopez, Manuel Portero - Otin, and Jose - Manuel Fernandez - Real Microbiota perturbations seem to exert modulatory effects on emotional behavior, stress - and pain - modulation systems in adult animals; however, limited information is available in humans...

In humans, a crossover study looked to examine the effects of acute elevation of the ketone body, BHB, on the cognitive function of 20 AD patients (2).

In 2008, a landmark clinical trial in humans with severe cognitive decline was conducted to measure the effects of curcumiIn 2008, a landmark clinical trial in humans with severe cognitive decline was conducted to measure the effects of curcumiin humans with severe cognitive decline was conducted to measure the effects of curcumin.

As of June 2015, there were 116 clinical trials evaluating the possible anti-disease effect of curcumin in humans, including studies on cancer, gastrointestinal diseases, cognitive disorders, and psychiatric conditions.

Though there have been limited studies on the effects of antioxidants on the overall health of rabbits, research on humans and other animals suggests that consuming antioxidants in fruits and vegetables may lower the risk of heart disease, diabetes, respiratory problems, inflammatory illnesses (including arthritis), and cognitive problems (such as dementia in humans).

And indeed, the authors describe a symmetry — because the effects they're describing are rooted in human cognitive and psychological attributes.