Researchers found that uncontrolled high blood pressure significantly worsens verbal fluency and short-term memory in older men. The study suggests that controlling hypertension can help mitigate age-related cognitive declines and may even be beneficial for cognition.
This study found that current drinkers had a lower obesity risk than non-drinkers, with heavy drinkers being 46% more likely to be obese. The mechanisms behind this protective effect are not well understood.
A UCLA imaging study found that children with autism have a dysfunctional mirror neuron system, which may underlie their social deficits. The study used fMRI to measure brain activity in high-functioning children with autism while they imitated and observed emotions.