The cognitive training, called speed of processing, showed benefits up to 10 years after study participants underwent the mental exercise program, said Frederick W. Unverzagt, PhD, professor of psychiatry at Indiana University School of Medicine.
A new report published earlier this month has revealed that New Yorkers overwhelmingly want the ability to choose their energy supplier, clean energy, and want more renewable energy in New York’s electricity mix.
New poll finds 81% of New Yorkers want to choose clean energy Read more
Scientists optimistic of creating early-warning system after identifying two-year gap between clearance of forests inhabited by fruit bats and emergence of virus
Research breakthrough raises hope of predicting future Ebola outbreaks Read more
The discovery, which involves “silencing” the Hippo pathway in the heart, could lead to better treatments for those at risk of heart failure potentially ones that could eliminate the condition entirely.
Scientists have successfully reversed advanced heart failure in mice Read more
Applicants for Murray Edwards College will simply have to identify as a woman at the time they submit their application.
Cambridge University to accept transgender students at women-only college Read more
Created by the Harvard Office for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (OEDI), the program vows to benefit the university by fostering brave spaces across campus where students can advocate and amplify the voices that need to be heard.
Harvard pays students to host ‘brave spaces’ for social justice Read more
Nuclear fusion could produce a potentially limitless supply of clean energy without producing dirty waste or any significant amount of carbon emissions.
A world first fusion reactor just created its first plasma Read more
Over 2,300 Duke University staff members will get a pay raise by 2019.
Duke University to increase employee minimum wage to $15 by 2019 Read more
In lab settings, using mice and human tissue samples, researchers were able to correctly identify lung, ovary, thyroid, and breast cancers and do so with around 93% accuracy.
Scientists invented a pen that can screen for cancer in seconds rather than weeks Read more
A team of researchers from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney, Australia created the biggest perovskite solar cell so far, also setting a new efficiency record with it.
Perovskite solar cells achieve new efficiency breakthrough Read more
