Severe COPD linked to cognitive impairment

September 25th, 2009 TORONTO - Have you ever sat down to work on a crossword puzzle only to find that you don't have the energy to exercise later? Or have you come home from a rough day at office with no zest for a bout of jogging? A new study reveals that if you use your willpower to do one task, it depletes you of the willpower to do an entirely different task. "Cognitive tasks, as well as emotional tasks such as regulating your emotions, can deplete your self-regulatory capacity to exercise," says study lead author Kathleen Martin Ginis, associate professor of kinesiology at McMaster University.

September 25th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Don't feel like having the energy to go for a run after a rough day at the office? Well, then blame it on your limited willpower, says a new study. Scientists say that if you use your willpower to do one task, it depletes you of the willpower to do an entirely different task.

September 22nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Scientists go on to find answers to different questions by merging creativity with model based studies, according to a research. Dr. Nancy J. Nersessian has studied the cognitive processes that underlie scientific creativity by observing scientists at work in their laboratories.

September 15th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Conducting extensive research into animal cognition, psychologists at the University at Buffalo have found that some animals may share humans' ability to reflect upon, monitor or regulate their states of mind. "Comparative psychologists have studied the question of whether or not non-human animals have knowledge of their own cognitive states by testing a dolphin, pigeons, rats, monkeys and apes using perception, memory and food-concealment paradigms," said Dr.

July 16th, 2009 WASHINGTON - No one likes to be held in suspense when it comes to receiving rewards. And now, a new research has claimed that knowing that you're in line for a particular prize is as satisfying as actually receiving it.

July 15th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A 'heart healthy' diet and taking moderate exercise can protect against cognitive decline, according to two new studies. Researchers at Utah State University in the US found that over-65s on a diet full of green leafy vegetables, oily fish and the odd glass of red wine scored higher in mental tests.

June 25th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Conducting a new imaging research, scientists have explained why sleep deprivation affects some people more than others. Researchers observed that people who are genetically vulnerable to sleep loss showed reduced brain activity after staying awake all night, while those who are genetically resilient showed expanded brain activity.

June 9th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Elderly people who exercise at least once a week, have at least a high school education and a ninth grade literacy level, are not smokers and are more socially active are more likely to maintain their cognitive skills through their 70s and 80s, according to a study. Alexandra Fiocco, PhD, of the University of California, San Francisco, and colleagues followed 2,500 people age 70 to 79 for eight years, testing their cognitive skills several times over the years.

May 5th, 2009 WASHINGTON - After nine years of living in constant fear of venturing out of her house, 53-year-old Anna Raisor approached physicians for alternative measures to treat embarrassing accidental or involuntary loss of urine. Physicians of the Loyola University Health System (LUHS) in Chicago enrolled Raisor in a clinical trial using cognitive therapy to manage her overactive bladder.

May 5th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Meditation or cognitive therapy may be an effective management strategy to control the frequent urge to urinate among women, according to a study. Loyola University Health System (LUHS) have employed cognitive therapy to treat overactive bladders.

May 2nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Cocaine exposure before birth could compromise neurocognitive development among kids during middle childhood, according to researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM). The researchers revealed that heavier intrauterine cocaine exposure (IUCE) is linked with mild compromise on selective areas of neurocognitive development during middle childhood.

April 28th, 2009 WASHINGTON - People with higher intelligence levels are more likely to make sound economic decisions, according to a new study. The study involved 1,000 trainee truck drivers at Schneider National, Inc., an American motor carrier employing 20,000 people.

April 28th, 2009 WASHINGTON - People with higher IQs are more likely to make good choices when it comes to different types of economic decisions, says a new study. The study by researchers from the University of Minnesota's Twin Cities and Morris campuses was conducted on 1,000 trainee truck drivers at Schneider National, Inc., an American motor carrier employing 20,000.

February 1st, 2009 WASHINGTON - A drug used in treating vascular problems also improves spatial learning and working memory in middle-aged rats, according to a team of psychologists, geneticists and neuroscientists. The finding supports the scientific quest for a substance that could treat progressive cognitive (brain related) impairment, cushion the cognitive impact of normal ageing, or even enhance learning and memory throughout the life span.

January 15th, 2009 WASHINGTON - People with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are nearly twice as likely to be depressed as diabetics. Dutch researchers compared the health characteristics of 999 patients with COPD, 978 patients with diabetes, and 2,494 healthy control subjects.