Search Results - "Farah, J."

Socioeconomic status and the brain: prospects for neuroscience-informed policy by Farah, Martha J.

“…Socioeconomic status (SES) is associated with health (physical and mental) and cognitive ability. Understanding and ameliorating the problems of low SES have…”
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MicroRNAs as biomarkers for early breast cancer diagnosis, prognosis and therapy prediction by Nassar, Farah J, Nasr, Rihab, Talhouk, Rabih

“…Breast cancer is a major health problem that affects one in eight women worldwide. As such, detecting breast cancer at an early stage anticipates better…”
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A meta‐analysis of the relationship between socioeconomic status and executive function performance among children by Lawson, Gwendolyn M., Hook, Cayce J., Farah, Martha J.

“…The relationship between childhood socioeconomic status (SES) and executive function (EF) has recently attracted attention within psychology, following reports…”
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The unknowns of cognitive enhancement by Farah, Martha J

“…Can science and policy catch up with practice? “Man is not going to wait passively for millions of years before evolution offers him a better brain.” These…”
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Socioeconomic status and the developing brain by Hackman, Daniel A, Farah, Martha J

“…Childhood socioeconomic status (SES) is associated with cognitive achievement throughout life. How does SES relate to brain development, and what are the…”
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Impact of hesperidin in 100% orange juice on chronic disease biomarkers: A narrative systematic review and gap analysis by Tadros, Farah J., Andrade, Jeanette Mary

“…Hesperidin in orange juice may affect chronic disease biomarkers. This narrative systematic review aimed to determine appropriate recommendations toward the…”
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Socioeconomic status and the brain: mechanistic insights from human and animal research by Meaney, Michael J, Hackman, Daniel A, Farah, Martha J

“…Socioeconomic status (SES) influences brain development. Farah and colleagues discuss evidence that prenatal factors, parent–child interactions and cognitive…”
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Socioeconomic status and executive function: developmental trajectories and mediation by Hackman, Daniel A., Gallop, Robert, Evans, Gary W., Farah, Martha J.

“…Childhood socioeconomic status (SES) predicts executive function (EF), but fundamental aspects of this relation remain unknown: the developmental course of the…”
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Does Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Improve Healthy Working Memory?: A Meta-analytic Review by Mancuso, Lauren E, Ilieva, Irena P, Hamilton, Roy H, Farah, Martha J

“…Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) has been reported to improve working memory (WM) performance in healthy individuals, suggesting its value as a…”
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Are Prescription Stimulants "Smart Pills"? The Epidemiology and Cognitive Neuroscience of Prescription Stimulant Use by Normal Healthy Individuals by Smith, M. Elizabeth, Farah, Martha J

“…Use of prescription stimulants by normal healthy individuals to enhance cognition is said to be on the rise. Who is using these medications for cognitive…”
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Heterogeneity of depression across the socioeconomic spectrum by Hao, Yu, Farah, Martha J

“…Why is lower socioeconomic status associated with higher rates of depression? And, is the surplus of depression at lower SES just more of the same type as…”
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Childhood socioeconomic status and executive function in childhood and beyond by Last, Briana S, Lawson, Gwen M, Breiner, Kaitlyn, Steinberg, Laurence, Farah, Martha J

“…Socioeconomic status (SES) predicts health, wellbeing, and cognitive ability, including executive function (EF). A body of recent work has shown that childhood…”
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Alternative Approach for Specific Tyrosinase Inhibitor Screening: Uncompetitive Inhibition of Tyrosinase by Moringa oleifera by Hashim, Farah J., Vichitphan, Sukanda, Han, Jaehong, Vichitphan, Kanit

“…Tyrosinase (TYR) is a type III copper oxidase present in fungi, plants and animals. The inhibitor of human TYR plays a vital role in pharmaceutical and…”
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The Role of Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex in Decision Making: Judgment under Uncertainty or Judgment Per Se? by Fellows, Lesley K., Farah, Martha J.

“…Ventromedial prefrontal cortex (VMF) is thought to be important in human decision making, but studies to date have focused on decision making under conditions…”
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Towards responsible use of cognitive-enhancing drugs by the healthy by Greely, Henry, Sahakian, Barbara, Harris, John, Kessler, Ronald C, Gazzaniga, Michael, Campbell, Philip, Farah, Martha J

“…Society must respond to the growing demand for cognitive enhancement. That response must start by rejecting the idea that 'enhancement' is a dirty word, argue…”
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Examining fear of cancer recurrence in primary brain tumor patients and their caregivers using the Actor‐Partner Interdependence Model by Braun, Sarah Ellen, Aslanzadeh, Farah J, Thacker, Leroy, Loughan, Ashlee R

“…Objective Fear of cancer recurrence (FCR) is related to psychological distress and poor quality of life in cancer patients and their caregivers. However, no…”
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Live analysis of position-effect variegation in Drosophila reveals different modes of action for HP1a and Su(var)3-9 by Bughio, Farah J, Maggert, Keith A

“…Position-effect variegation (PEV) results from the juxtaposition of euchromatic and heterochromatic components of eukaryotic genomes, silencing genes near the…”
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The Effect of Curcumin Supplementation on Anthropometric Measures among Overweight or Obese Adults by Alsharif, Farah J, Almuhtadi, Yara A

“…Over the past decades, the worldwide prevalence of obesity has dramatically increased, thus posing a serious public health threat. Obesity is associated with…”
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Socioeconomic gradients predict individual differences in neurocognitive abilities by Noble, Kimberly G., McCandliss, Bruce D., Farah, Martha J.

“…Socioeconomic status (SES) is associated with childhood cognitive achievement. In previous research we found that this association shows neural specificity;…”
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Associations between children's socioeconomic status and prefrontal cortical thickness by Lawson, Gwendolyn M., Duda, Jeffrey T., Avants, Brian B., Wu, Jue, Farah, Martha J.

“…Childhood socioeconomic status (SES) predicts executive function performance and measures of prefrontal cortical function, but little is known about its…”
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