Topic: University of Oxford
Child obesity rates 'may be slowing down'
AFP European Edition
<div><p>The recent sharp rise in child obesity may be about to level off, according to research released by the National Heart Forum (NHF) on Tuesday.</p><p>The NHF, an alliance of more than 60 national heart organisations, compared predictions ...
Matter in hand: Jugglers have rewired brains
AFP Global Edition
<div><p>Neuroscientists have discovered that learning to juggle causes changes in white matter, the nerve strands which help different parts of the brain communicate with each other.</p><p>University of Oxford researchers recruited 48 healthy young adults who were unable ...
Learning new tricks improves wiring in the brain
Reuters Life! Online Report
<div><p>LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Adults who learn new tricks such as juggling can improve the "wiring" of their brains, British scientists said on Sunday.</p><p>The scientists said their research showed newly trained jugglers had better connectivity in parts of ...
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