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For Long COVID Sufferers, Brain Fog Is Devastating

Brain Fog Isn't a Fog.
It's Something Far Worse

longform

Sep 13, 2022 2:24 PM CDT

Brain Fog Isn't a Fog. It's Something Far Worse

Executive-function impairments make life exceedingly difficult for long COVID sufferers

(Newser) - You've heard about "brain fog" in relation to COVID, but likely not like this. Writing for the Atlantic , Ed Yong delves into the symptom that plagues some long COVID sufferers, and plagues might be too soft a word. As one primary-care specialist from the University of Oxford puts...

Giving Cash to Poor Moms May Help Babies' Brains

Cash Aid to Moms May
Result in Smarter Babies

new study

Jan 25, 2022 11:29 AM CST

Cash Aid to Moms May Result in Smarter Babies

Study shows gains in development for infants

(Newser) - It's a study loaded with political implications—researchers say giving cash aid to low-income mothers appears to help the brain development of their babies. The New York Times reports the difference spotted after one year is modest, the equivalent of "moving to the 75th position in a line...

Skimp on Sleep? Your Brain May Nap While You're 'Awake'

Too Little Sleep Is Same
for Brain as Too Much Booze

new study

Nov 7, 2017 12:55 PM CST

Too Little Sleep Is Same for Brain as Too Much Booze

UCLA study zeros in on how individual cells slow down during sleep deprivation

(Newser) - When you don't get enough sleep, parts of your brain are going to take catnaps the next day, even while you're ostensibly up and awake, a new study suggests. The results can have real-world consequences, says lead researcher Itzhak Fried of UCLA, who uses the example of a...

Study Finds Link Between Seniors' Sex Lives, Brain Power

Study Finds Good Reason to
Keep Having Sex Over 50

Jun 23, 2017 5:23 PM CDT

Study Finds Good Reason to Keep Having Sex Over 50

Well, another good reason

(Newser) - "People don't like to think that older people have sex—but we need to challenge this conception at a societal level and look at what impact sexual activity can have on those aged 50 and over," Dr. Hayley Wright says in a press release . Wright and her...

Older Adults Think Better
in the Morning

STUDY SAYS

Aug 12, 2014 2:40 PM CDT

Older Adults Think Better in the Morning

People 60 to 82 did best on cognitive tasks before 10:30am

(Newser) - Older adults who want to take a crack at the Sunday Times crossword or try a Food Network recipe may want to do it first thing in the morning. A small study by Canadian researchers and published in the journal Psychology and Aging found that adults between the ages of...