FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·September 20, 2023·3 min readDad Time Boosts Kids’ School SuccessA new study reveals that fathers engaging in interactive activities with their children, such as reading and playing, significantly improve their kids' primary school performance. Analysis of the Millennium Cohort Study showed children of involved dads performed better by ages five and seven.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyPsychology·November 21, 2016·5 min readDementia On the Downslide, Especially in Those With More EducationA new study reports the percentage of American seniors with dementia is dropping and those with a higher level of education appear to have a lower risk of developing dementia.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·April 21, 2022·3 min readDifferences in Children’s Behavior Predict Midlife Health BehaviorsSocioemotional behavior at age eight predicted health behaviors during midlife both directly and indirectly through education.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 26, 2010·3 min readEarly Education Fights DementiaBrain research reveals a correlation between amount of education and dementia.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·April 12, 2017·6 min readEarly School Start Times Pit Teens in Conflict Between Biology and SocietyLater school start times would allow teens to fully relieve sleep pressure.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 5, 2020·2 min readEarly-life education improves memory in old age, especially for womenFemales who attend school for longer have better memory ability in old age, a new study reports. For each year of education, memory gains were, on average, five times greater for women than the losses experienced due to each year of aging.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 9, 2016·3 min readEducation and Exercise Can Keep The Brain YoungTaking the stairs and taking classes can help to improve brain health, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·June 11, 2019·5 min readEducation and intelligence may protect cognition’ but don’t prevent Alzheimer’s diseaseIntelligence, education and participating in cognitively challenging tasks may stave off the effects of dementia for longer, but can not protect against the inevitable Alzheimer's pathology in those at risk.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·October 7, 2018·3 min readEducation Improves Decision Making AbilityA new study reveals education can be leveraged to help enhance a person's economic rationality.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 1, 2021·5 min readEducation Inequalities Linked to Increased Cognitive Aging in WomenOlder women tended to have poorer memory fluidity scores than men of the same age group. However, the reverse was true for younger women. Researchers propose the difference could be a result of younger women having more access to higher education than previous generations.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 8, 2018·5 min readEducation Linked to Higher Risk of Short SightednessA new study reports spending more years in full time education is linked with an increased risk of developing myopia.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·November 26, 2022·5 min readEducational Background and Previous Brain Injury May Be Associated With Higher Risk of Frontotemporal DementiaPrevious TBI increased the risk of frontotemporal dementia in those without a genetic risk factor for FTD. Additionally, researchers found those with FTD tend to be less educated than those with Alzheimer's disease.Read More
