People with Mentally Demanding Jobs Reap Cognitive Benefits into Retirement May 05, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 17 vote(s)
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Doing a job that is intellectually demanding creates thinking abilities that pay dividends into retirement -- regardless of intelligence or years of education, according to new research from the Duke University Medical Center. | |
Scientists find connection between mental fitness and multi-lingualism May 07, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 13 vote(s)
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Children who speak a second or third language may have an unexpected advantage later in life, a new Tel Aviv University study has found. Knowing and speaking many languages may protect the brain against the effects of aging. | |
 Why criminals cannot say 'no' May 09, 2008 | User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 13 vote(s)
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A study integrating theories from criminology and psychology has provided an in-depth explanation for the link between self-control and why people get into crime. | |
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