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Dual-tasking test could differentiate between Alzheimer’s and depression

November 9th, 2009 - 4:28 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Nov 9 (ANI): Scottish researchers have developed a novel diagnostic test that can help distinguish between symptoms of depression and early Alzheimer's. People developing Alzheimer's face mild levels of impaired reasoning and ...

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How to include aging population in the technology revolution

November 8th, 2009 - 11:42 am ICT by ANI -
Washington, Nov 8 (ANI): While technology has opened newer avenues for youngsters and working adults, the same doesn't hold true for the aging population. Now, in recent study, psychologists Neil Charness and Walter ...

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Now, video game that improves intelligence

November 8th, 2009 - 11:41 am ICT by ANI -
Washington, Nov 8 (ANI): A new video game developed by an online gaming site along with scientists from University of Michigan has been found to improve intelligence. Developed by Luminosity.com, the Dual N-Back ...

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Amphetamine abuse by teens can lead to memory loss in adulthood

October 22nd, 2009 - 2:37 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Oct 22 (ANI): A new study by American researchers has found that that a high intake of amphetamine during adolescence can lead to long-term memory impairments. The study team led by Joshua ...

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Easily distracted? You could have low memory capacity

August 7th, 2009 - 12:06 pm ICT by IANS -
Washington, Aug 7 (IANS) "That blasted siren. I can't focus." That reaction to an undesired distraction may signal a person's low working-memory capacity, according to a new study. Based on a study of ...

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Early Alzheimer’s patients fail to remember what’s important

June 26th, 2009 - 5:13 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, June 26 (ANI): People in early stages of Alzheimer's disease have trouble focusing on what is important to remember, according to University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) researchers. "One of the first ...

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Statins can protect against Alzheimer’s

June 23rd, 2009 - 1:25 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, June 23 (ANI): A new study has shown that popular cholesterol lowering drugs can protect nerve cells against damage, which is known to occur in the brain of Alzheimer's disease patients. How ...

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Apple iPhone launch at WWDC

June 8th, 2009 - 10:20 pm ICT by GD -
The World Wide Developer's Conference (WWDC) of Apple, held on June 8, is going to have Apple spring some surprises in the later part of the day. The WWDC is being held ...

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Policemen good at multi-tasking less likely to shoot unarmed people

March 31st, 2009 - 1:57 pm ICT by IANS -
Washington, March 31 (IANS) Policemen who are good at multi-tasking are less likely to shoot unarmed people when feeling threatened, found a new study that created video simulations of such situations. Heather Kleider, ...

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Mechanism that protects against development of Alzheimer’’s identified

February 24th, 2009 - 5:33 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Feb 28 (ANI): Researchers from Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz have identified the mechanism that protects against the development of Alzheimer''s disease. They found that the activity of the enzyme a-secretase is ...

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Researchers untangle vital problem in quantum computing

June 12th, 2008 - 2:26 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, June 12 (ANI): Two researchers from Arizona State University in the US have untangled a vital problem in quantum computing, which could help in the realization of next generation computers. Quantum ...

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Watch digital TV, films without disruption

April 24th, 2008 - 5:10 pm ICT by admin -
London, April 24 (IANS) Television sets and DVD players often malfunction when increasingly large flow of data swamp their inbuilt chips and software. Dutch researcher Alina Weffers-Albu has developed a method which ...

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IBM to use ’spintronics’ to increase computer memory capacity

April 12th, 2008 - 7:58 am ICT by admin -
DPA San Francisco, April 12 (DPA) IBM announced a new kind of computer memory Friday that could increase storage capacity 100-fold. Called "racetrack memory" the new storage devices would replace flash memory and ...

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Memory, not intelligence, key to doing well in school

February 29th, 2008 - 12:00 am ICT by admin -
London, Feb 28 (IANS) A poor "working memory", rather than low intelligence, is the reason for under-performance in school, say researchers who claim to have developed a tool to assess memory capacity. ...

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Under-performing school kids may have poor working memory, not low IQ

February 28th, 2008 - 2:02 pm ICT by admin -
Washington, Feb 28 (ANI): Children who under-achieve at school may just be victims of a poor working memory rather than low intelligence, according to researchers who have produced the world's first tool ...

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Study on tiny nanolasers promise breakthrough in memory capacity

December 23rd, 2007 - 6:18 pm ICT by admin -
Washington, Dec 23 (ANI): Researchers have made a revolutionary advancement in memory storage devices by investigating nanolasers, which can concentrate light as small as 30 nanometers. The potential nanolasers are being developed in ...

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