Brain training may do little more than train healthy brains to be good at brain training, yet another study suggests. In the new controlled, randomized trial involving 128 healthy young adults, ...

Luminosity function describes the space density (Φ on the vertical axis) as a function of radiation energy (M1450 on the horizontal axis). We plot the luminosity functions of quasars observed when the ...

An international team of researchers including the Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (Kavli IPMU) has studied the relation between galaxy size and luminosity of some of ...

Lumosity, the online brain-training company popular with consumers, is now looking to sharpen the minds of the country's military. The San Francisco-based company received the Navy grant--one of more ...

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lumosity, the leading online brain exercise program, has been shown to improve cognitive performance in older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Researchers ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

The spatial fluctuations of the extragalactic background light trace the total emission from all stars and galaxies in the Universe. A multiwavelength study can be used to measure the integrated ...

A California company will have to pay a $2-million fine for claiming it can improve your brain function. The Lumosity app was also billed as a tool to fire up academic performance and fight disease ...

Looking at the link between cognitive training and risk-reward decision-making is a novel approach—most people don’t associate brain training with decision making or risk sensitivity—and at Lumosity, ...