Neural circuit basis for motor learning tasks when myelination is impaired has been illuminated for the first time by an international collaboration of university research teams. They have succeeded in compensating for the impaired motor learning process by pairing appropriate actions with brain ...
Date Posted: October 23, 2019
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Researchers have found that students who take part in exercises like star jumps or running on the spot during school lessons do better in tests than peers who stick to sedentary learning.
Oct 19
Categories: Child Development
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A study has found that adopting a healthier diet can reduce depression symptoms in three weeks, and this effect lasts up to three months.
Oct 18
Categories: Depression
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Striving for better grades? Getting a good night’s sleep right before the big exam day is not enough – you’ll need several nights of good sleep.
Oct 17
Categories: Other
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Schools serving the less advantaged and minority children teach as much to their students as those serving more advantaged kids, according to a new nationwide study. Researchers found that looking at how much students learn during the school year, ...
Oct 12
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Mental illnesses like depression and suicide ideations are more likely to occur in young adults if they were bullied as a child.
Oct 11
Categories: Bullying, Suicide Prevention
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Compared to dining alone, eating with others causes us to eat more, whether we are doing so consciously or not. This can be explained by a social process known as social facilitation, which is governed by a mechanism which we have inherited from our ...
Oct 10
Categories: Other
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Dog ownership may be associated with longer life and better cardiovascular outcomes, especially for heart attack and stroke survivors who live alone.
Oct 9
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MIT professors have found a strong relationship between students' grades and how much sleep they are getting. What time students go to bed and the consistency of their sleep habits also make a big difference.
Oct 7
Categories: Child Development
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Positive relationships with parents will improve self-esteem of children, hence enabling them to build healthy relationships with their peers in the future, especially during adolescence.
Oct 4
Categories: Self-Esteem
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A 40-minute call every month from a non-clinical professional may help to improve depressive symptoms for individuals who are caring for their loved ones who are dementia patients.
Oct 3
Categories: Dementia, Depression
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Schools that emphasizes more play, hands-on learning and students helping each other in kindergarten improves academic outcomes, self-control and attention regulation. This curriculum further enhances a child’s joy in learning and teachers’ ...
Sep 28
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Migraines can be a real headache, disrupting the lives of more than a billion adults globally. Studies looking into triggers for migraines have found that the amount of caffeine ingested has a complicated relationship with the experience of migraine ...
Sep 26
Categories: Other
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Meta-analysis conducted by researchers found that adults who were born pre-term are less likely to form romantic relationships than full-term peers
Sep 25
Categories: Child Development
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A new study from the University of Kent seeks to make use of mobile games to detect signs of cognitive decline so as to identify the onset of cognitive disorders at an early stage.
Sep 24
Categories: Cognitive Problems Amnesia / Dementia
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The presence of adult social support is linked to significantly fewer occurrences of sexual violence, youth violence and bullying, and to more positive behaviours, including school engagement and future aspirations. This study suggests that ...
Sep 23
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