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Lumosity

Type: Company

Name: Lumosity

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 1 reports

I must be getting old

I cannot for the life of me identify what those numbers are about. What was I calculating?It had to have been recently because the paper was on top of my keyboard. Was this about money? Was I going to buy something online? Did I owe somebody $34, and ... [Published Observer-Reporter - May 24 2013]

Entities: Lumosity, Memory, Crime

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 1 reports

Stanford University

Cognitive training improves executive function in breast cancer survivors

(NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Women's Health Weekly -- Women whose breast cancer had been treated with chemotherapy demonstrated improved executive function, such as cognitive flexibility, verbal fluency and processing speed after ... [Published NewsRX - May 24 2013]

Entities: Breast Cancer, Lumosity, Psychiatry, Stanford University, Chemotherapy

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Pertussis vaccine study: 'whole cell' better

PERTUSSIS VACCINE STUDYOlder 'whole cell' type more effectiveOlder "whole cell" pertussis vaccines were more effective in protecting against the disease, commonly known as whooping cough, than the newer "acellular" vaccines that contain parts of the cell ... [Published San Francisco Chronicle - May 22 2013]

Entities: Vaccine, Pertussis, THYMUS, polyp

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Can too little stimulation lead to flabby mental function?

Almost anyone can think of a time they entered a room then immediately forgot why they were there. We've all lost our keys once or twice. And who can't own up to occasionally forgetting your point mid-sentence?For some people, memory problems stop there. ... [Published Pittsburgh Tribune Review - May 18 2013]

Entities: Lumosity, Memory, Neuroscience

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Sudoku

Ask a Best Doc: Can You Train Your Brain With Games?

I see all of these commercials for the website Lumosity and don't totally believe it works can you really "train your brain" by doing these mind games? And is there anything simpler you could be doing every day to feel sharper throughout the day?Answer: ... [Published New York Magazine - May 17 2013]

Entities: Lumosity, Neurosurgery, Neurology, Sudoku, New York University

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 2 reports

Brain Training May Help Clear Cognitive Fog Caused by Chemotherapy

The mental fuzziness induced by cancer treatment could be eased by cognitive exercises performed online, say researchers.Brain calisthenics: A Lumosity user plays an online game.Cancer survivors sometimes suffer from a condition known as “chemo fog”—a ... [Published Technology Review - May 17 2013]

Entities: Lumosity, Chemotherapy, Lumos Labs, Susan Landau, Breast Cancer

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Can you train your brain? Lumosity, BrainHQ say yes

Call it the great brain train.Baby boomers, students, and the elderly all share at least one anxiety: Are my mental abilities holding me back? So it's not surprising that online cognitive exercises, or brain training, are finding a particularly receptive ... [Published FOXNews.com - May 15 2013]

Entities: Lumosity, Breast Cancer, Research & Development

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Study shows that Lumosity brain games can rehab your brain

Did you know that playing video games is not only good for you, but that they can make you a better person? No, this is not a plug for Steven Johnson’s 2005 book “Everything Bad is Good For You,” although if you haven’t read it, you should. There’s ... [Published PandoDaily - May 15 2013]

Entities: Lumosity, Chemotherapy, Breast Cancer, Patient

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 5 reports

Cognitive Training Improves Executive Function in Breast Cancer Survivors

Women whose breast cancer had been treated with chemotherapy demonstrated improved executive function, such as cognitive flexibility, verbal fluency and processing speed after using exercises developed by Lumosity, the leading online cognitive training ... [Published Interest!ALERT - May 14 2013]

Entities: Lumosity, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Psychiatry, Stanford University

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

How Video Games Make Brains Sharper

LumosityA recent study showed that cancer survivors suffering from loss of memory and attention span benefited from cognitive video games like those made by Lumosity. Krishna Kakarala, Lumosity CFO, joins digits to discuss how mind games can benefit ... [Published Digits - May 14 2013]

Entities: Lumosity, Video Games, Cancer

First reported May 11 2013 - Updated May 11 2013 - 1 reports

Lumosity Brain Trainer Free

Over 20 million users have trained their brain using Brain Trainer by Lumosity.com!Lumosity is an online brain training and neuroscience research company based in San Francisco, California. Lumosity offers a brain training program consisting of nearly ... [Published ZDNet - May 11 2013]

Entities: Lumosity, Neuroscience, San Francisco (United States)

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 29 2013 - 1 reports

Lumosity trains your brain to help with memory, attention and flexibility (Video)

Lumosity.com has gotten quite a bit of attention over the last few years as thousands of people have joined the website and made a commitment to change their brains by making them faster or improving their memory. The... ... [Published Examiner.com - Apr 29 2013]

Entities: Lumosity, Memory

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But even if the effects are due to motivation or some other benefit not related to mental agility, that’s still useful, says Landau. "If [cognitive training] is something that makes people feel good and improve their confidence in their own skills, that’s’ not trivial at all,” she says. “That could be a big part of the effect that’s observed.”"

Brain Training Helps Clear Cognitive Fog Caused by Chemotherapy [Published Technology Review - May 17 2013]

"We will be focusing on enhancing the site to improve user experience as well as address the pre-existing lack of customer support. We want to be a competitive force in this business segment" Victoria Rudman, CEO of Intelligent Living

Intelligent Living Purchases Israeli On-Line Brain Games Company, Mind360 [Published Zecco - May 17 2013]

More From BioPortfolio on "Breast cancer patients treated with chemotherapy show improved executive function after cognitive training"

Breast cancer patients treated with chemotherapy show improved executive function after cognitive ... [Published BioPortfolio - May 15 2013]

"This approach has the advantage of adapting and changing the difficulty level" Dr. Kesler told FoxNews.com of the computer-based training, which the patients performed on their own, "but were highly motivated...

Can you train your brain? Lumosity, BrainHQ say yes [Published FOXNews.com - May 15 2013]

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I must be getting old [Published Observer-Reporter - May 24 2013]
Cognitive training improves executive function ... [Published NewsRX - May 24 2013]
Pertussis vaccine study: 'whole cell' better [Published San Francisco Chronicle - May 22 2013]
TraceLink Discusses Life Science Supply Network... [Published PRWeb - May 20 2013]
Can too little stimulation lead to flabby menta... [Published Pittsburgh Tribune Review - May 18 2013]
Ask a Best Doc: Can You Train Your Brain With G... [Published New York Magazine - May 17 2013]
Brain Training May Help Clear Cognitive Fog Cau... [Published Technology Review - May 17 2013]
Brain Training Helps Clear Cognitive Fog Caused... [Published Technology Review - May 17 2013]
Intelligent Living Purchases Israeli On-Line Br... [Published Zecco - May 17 2013]
COMMENTARY: What did I say and where is it? [Published Madison Eagle - May 16 2013]
Breast cancer patients treated with chemotherap... [Published BioPortfolio - May 15 2013]
Can you train your brain? Lumosity, BrainHQ say... [Published FOXNews.com - May 15 2013]
CancerRelated Cognitive Impairment Improved By ... [Published BioPortfolio - May 15 2013]
Study shows that Lumosity brain games can rehab... [Published PandoDaily - May 15 2013]
How Video Games Make Brains Sharper [Published Digits - May 14 2013]
How Video Games Make Brains Sharper [Published WSJ.com Video - Business - May 14 2013]
Cognitive Training Improves Executive Function ... [Published Interest!ALERT - May 14 2013]
A boost for brain training: Lumosity can help l... [Published GigaOM - May 14 2013]
Cognitive Training Improves Executive Function ... [Published NewsBlaze - May 14 2013]
A boost for brain training: Lumosity can help l... [Published GigaOM - May 14 2013]
A boost for brain training: Lumosity can help l... [Published GigaOM Network - May 14 2013]
A boost for brain training: Lumosity can help l... [Published GigaOM Network - May 14 2013]
The Future of Gaming — It May All Be in Your Head [Published Singularity Hub - May 12 2013]
Lumosity Brain Trainer Free [Published ZDNet - May 11 2013]
COMMENTARY: What did I say and where is it? [Published The Progress - May 09 2013]
Discovery Communications Announces - "Connect t... [Published theCSRfeed - May 06 2013]
Discovery Communications Launches STEM Educatio... [Published Individual.com - May 06 2013]
State, Discovery officials gather at Burtonsvil... [Published Gazette.net - May 01 2013]
Discovery Communications Announces - "Connect t... [Published ADVFN India - May 01 2013]
Lumosity trains your brain to help with memory,... [Published Examiner.com - Apr 29 2013]

Blogs

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How Video Games Make Brains Sharper [Published Digits - May 14 2013] LumosityA recent study showed that cancer survivors suffering from loss of memory and attention span benefited from cognitive video games like those made by Lumosity. Krishna Kakarala, Lumosity CFO, joins digits to discuss how mind games can benefit ...
A boost for brain training: Lumosity can help l... [Published GigaOM - May 14 2013] Brain training – that booming yet much-debated business – just got another feather in its cap.In a study published in the peer-reviewed journal Clinical Breast Cancer , Stanford researchers demonstrated that breast cancer patients who had been treated ...
A boost for brain training: Lumosity can help l... [Published GigaOM - May 14 2013] Brain training – that booming yet much-debated business – just got another feather in its cap. In a study published in the peer-reviewed journal Clinical Breast Cancer , Stanford researchers demonstrated that breast cancer patients who had been ...
A boost for brain training: Lumosity can help l... [Published GigaOM Network - May 14 2013] Brain training – that booming yet much-debated business – just got another feather in its cap. In a study published in the peer-reviewed journal Clinical Breast Cancer , Stanford researchers demonstrated that breast cancer patients who had been ...
A boost for brain training: Lumosity can help l... [Published GigaOM Network - May 14 2013] Brain training – that booming yet much-debated business – just got another feather in its cap. In a study published in the peer-reviewed journal Clinical Breast Cancer , Stanford researchers demonstrated that breast cancer patients who had been ...

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How Video Games Make Brains Sharper [Published WSJ.com Video - Business - May 14 2013]

Press Releases

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Lumosity Grows 150 Percent in the Past Year Rea... [Published EON Business - Jan 31 2013]
Lumosity Grows 150 Percent in the Past Year Rea... [Published EON Computers & Technology - Jan 31 2013]
Lumosity Grows 150 Percent in the Past Year Rea... [Published Business Wire Science: Science News - Jan 31 2013]
Lumosity Grows 150 Percent in the Past Year Rea... [Published Business Wire Technology News - Jan 31 2013]
Lumosity Grows 150 Percent in the Past Year Rea... [Published Business Wire Education News - Jan 31 2013]