Hacker News with Generative AI: Cognitive Function

Particulate matter exposure diminishes cognitive functioning (nature.com)
Recent evidence suggests short-term exposure to particulate matter (PM) air pollution can impact brain function after a delay period. It is unknown whether effects are predominantly due to the olfactory or lung-brain pathways.

Air Pollution, Health, Neuroscience, Cognitive Function, Science

18 points by lonelyasacloud 16 days ago | 2 comments

Adding iodine to salt played a role in cognitive improvements: research (2013) (discovermagazine.com)
Iodized salt is so commonplace in the U.S. today that you may never have given the additive a second thought. But new research finds that humble iodine has played a substantial role in cognitive improvements seen across the American population in the 20th century.

Public Health, Nutrition, Science, History, Cognitive Function

229 points by 1970-01-01 24 days ago | 168 comments

Fatty acid amides present in Camembert cheese improved cognitive decline (sciencedirect.com)
Camembert cheese improved the cognitive decline induced by a high-fat diet.

Food Science, Health, Nutrition, Cognitive Function, Cheese

33 points by gnabgib 56 days ago | 16 comments

Egg Consumption and 4-Year Change in Cognitive Function in Older Men and Women (mdpi.com)

Health, Nutrition, Aging, Cognitive Function, Research

7 points by gnabgib 99 days ago | 4 comments

Bursts of exercise boost cognitive function, neuroscientists find (medicalxpress.com)
Decades of exercise research data support the common view that steady workouts over the long haul produce not only physical benefits but also improved brain function. But what about single bursts of exercise? A team of scientists at UC Santa Barbara has taken a closer look.

Neuroscience, Cognitive Function, Exercise, Health

14 points by PaulHoule 121 days ago | 0 comments

Covid-19 Infections and Cognitive Function (ssrn.com)

Covid-19, Health, Science, Cognitive Function

15 points by jandrewrogers 222 days ago | 1 comments

Can ketones enhance cognitive function and protect brain networks? (urmc.rochester.edu)

Cognitive Function, Brain Health, Ketones, Health, Science

142 points by XzetaU8 266 days ago | 171 comments