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TL;DR: A 2025 study in Computers in Human Behavior linked at-risk problematic gaming to weaker basic working memory, while recreational gaming was linked to better target detection on an attention-control task. Key Findings Three gaming groups: Researchers com…
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TL;DR: A 2026 MIDUS mediation study in Brain, Behavior, & Immunity – Health found that social asymmetry was associated with greater chronic disease burden, while chronic disease burden mediated links between social asymmetry and episodic memory and executive f…
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TL;DR: A 2026 Psychological Medicine meta-analysis of 109 studies linked parental severe mental illness, especially schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, to lower cognitive performance in offspring across IQ, language, memory, executive function, and general cog…
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TL;DR: A 2026 longitudinal study in Appetite following 491 Quebec children found that infants breastfed for at least three to six months showed better inhibitory control — the ability to suppress an automatic response — at age three and a half than infants who…
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Guanfacine extended release (GXR) may effectively improve cognitive impairments and brain activity in long-COVID patients. Highlights: Patient Presentation: A 32-year-old woman experienced cognitive impairments such as difficulty in word recall, reading, and w…
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Hypertension in older adults leads to poorer cognitive and walking performance due to the need for more brain resources to manage dual tasks. Highlights: Older adults with hypertension show higher brain activation in motor and sensory areas when performing dua…
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A study broke down Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) into specific brain-related categories and identified key factors that can help understand and classify AUD more accurately. Higlights: Cravings & Insensitivity: The study identified two main factors related to alc…
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A large new study finds that exposure to common industrial solvents on the job is associated with reduced cognitive performance, especially in men. Key findings show: Men exposed to solvents like gasoline, trichlorethylene, white spirit or cellulosic thinners…
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A new study provides evidence that supplementing infant formula with compounds found in breastmilk may lead to improved cognitive abilities years later in childhood. Key findings: Children fed formula with added milk fat globule membrane (MFGM) and lactoferrin…
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