Unlike stimulation for treatment of Parkinson's or other issues, in which the brain is stimulated continuously or repeatedly with an implanted pacemaker-like device, memory in the latest study was improved by a single burst of current when administered in the right location as memories were being formed, according to Dr. Fried.
In the three countries in the study where human capital improved the fastest between the older and the younger generations (Belgium, Finland and Italy), growth in output per worker rose much faster than average between 1960 and 1995, while in those with least improvement in skills (New Zealand, Sweden and the United States), growth was slower.
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The MIT AgeLab study found that improved typeface inside the car could have a similar effect, too.
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If police skills are not improved the study warns of increased 'vigilantism' as the public sector and individuals take the law into their own hands.
However the Cruise Scotland study said dockside facilities and the tours on offer needed to be improved.
The second study gets at the very interesting question of whether lottery based studies show improved outcomes because those receiving vouchers get a better education, or if the lottery motivates them somehow.
The C-Factors study has also shown us that creativity is among the top drivers of improved business performance.
This approach dramatically reduced the percent of people in the study with depression, from 80% to 28%, and improved people's ability to do the things that matter most, such as taking care of their children and themselves, going to work, and socializing.
The study will be called Improve It, short for Improved Reduction of Outcomes: Vytorin Efficacy International Trial.
The study Krugman cites in his column, regarding supposedly improved mortality in three states that expanded Medicaid, was statistically flawed.
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Playing the game greatly improved treatment adherence and understanding of that treatment in that age group, according to the study.
Average walking distance on the six-minute test improved from 1, 508 feet to 1, 588 feet over the 30-day study period.
Robert Coben, a neuropsychologist on Long Island, has recently published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Neurotherapy a study of autistic children who, by playing special computer games, have improved connections among neurons in the frontal and temporal lobes, resulting in fewer repetitive behaviors, better socialization and improved language skills.
This second edition, edited and improved, of Mendel's study approaches the issue in Australia, Canada, France, Japan, Poland, South Africa, Thailand and United Kingdom.
The Lewin study also "found evidence of lower emergency room utilization and improved access to physician services" from "care management programs" for Medicaid patients with asthma, diabetes, heart problems and mental health disorders.
One study found that the standard of information contained in public oriented sites had improved.
The findings echo early results from the decade-long Epicure 2 study, published last month, which also showed improved survival rates for babies born at 24 and 25 weeks, but not for those born earlier.
Three years ago, DHR International ran a similar study, and awareness has improved but LinkedIn has increased its lead as the favorite tool.
In HealthTronics' 302-person study, for example, heel pain improved in 60% of those who got the therapy, versus 48% of those who got a fake treatment.
In one landmark study, among children who began treatment before turning 3, nearly half improved to the point where they were indistinguishable from same-age peers.
Mr Williams said that authorities which were inspected four years ago had improved, but overall he was not happy with the picture that emerged from his study.
In America, a similar study suggested chess improved children's reading and writing skills, and led to chess being placed on the curriculum in New Jersey.
As well as recommending improved infrastructure and the creation of new enterprises in areas such as farm mechanization and food storage, the study also suggests the recognition of agriculture as a knowledge industry.
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