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1. Cognitive Decline Begins In Late 20s, Study Suggests
   A new study indicates that some aspects of peoples' cognitive skills -- such as the ability to make rapid comparisons, remember unrelated information and detect relationships -- peak at about the age of 22, and then begin a slow decline starting around age 27.
2. Listening To Pleasant Music Could Help Restore Vision In Stroke Patients, Suggests Study
   Patients who have lost part of their visual awareness following a stroke can show an improved ability to see when they are listening to music they like, according to a new study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
3. UK Teen Binge Drinking Is Serious And Chronic, Study Suggests
   The latest findings on teenage drinking, smoking and drug use across Europe have just been released. The European School Survey Project on Alcohol and other Drugs (ESPAD) is a study of 15 and 16 year old teenagers in 35 European countries.
4. Buddhist Deity Meditation Temporarily Augments Visuospatial Abilities, Study Suggests
   The results showed that following the meditation period, practitioners of the DY style of meditation showed a dramatic improvement on both the mental rotation task and the visual memory task compared to OP practitioners and controls. These results indicate that DY meditation allows practitioners to access greater levels of visuospatial memory resources, compared to when they are not meditating.
5. No Psychological Risk In Children Next-Born After Stillbirth, Study Suggests
   There is no evidence that children next-born after stillbirth are clinically at risk compared to children of non-bereaved mothers, according to a new study. However, the study did find evidence of less optimal mother-child interaction.