Thomas Ramey Watson

Childhood Music Lessons Could Benefit Your Brain Later On

Researchers from Northwestern University found that brain responses to speech are faster among older adults who took childhood music lessons — even if they haven’t touched an instrument in decades. And the positive effects seemed to be stronger the longer a person took music lessons as a child, the researchers noted. …………… And people could …

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Nuts Linked With Lower Pancreatic Cancer Risk

Researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School found an association between nut consumption and decreased risk of pancreatic cancer in women. Specifically, eating a one-ounce serving of nuts at least twice a week was associated with a lower risk of pancreatic cancer; the “reduction in risk was independent of established or suspected …

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