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Get sleep sorted by age 5 to help children settle at school
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Can yoga help those experiencing depression, anxiety or PTSD?
March 9, 2016 by NewsBot - No Comment
Across the country, health and human service providers have shown a growing interest in using yoga as an option for treating people who experience mental health problems. But a recent study has found that while there are some promising benefits to usin…
Maternal bacterial infections trigger abnormal proliferation of neurons in fetal brain
March 9, 2016 by NewsBot - No Comment
Scientists have identified a mechanism that might explain the link between maternal infections during pregnancy and cognitive problems in children. These findings may impact clinical care, they say.
Want a younger brain? Stay in school — and take the stairs
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A new study shows that the more flights of stairs a person climbs, and the more years of school a person completes, the ‘younger’ their brain physically appears.
Is educational neuroscience a waste of money?
March 9, 2016 by NewsBot - No Comment
Educational neuroscience has little to offer schools or children’s education, according to new research. The paper points out that understanding the role of different structures of the brain does not actually help improve teaching or assessing how chil…
Friends with health benefits: how your pals could boost well-being
March 9, 2016 by NewsBot - No Comment
The potential health benefits of romantic relationships are well documented, but are friendships good for us, too? Many studies suggest so. We take a closer look.
Drinkers tend to jump the gun
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Why do we make bad choices? In particular, why do we rush into decisions? In humans, the tendency to show poor behavioral control is one of the hallmarks of people prone to alcohol use disorders.
Tortoise and the hare of spinal neuronal circuits
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Changes in one circuit of nerves, but not another, in the spinal cord depend on how quickly muscles must move to complete a task, according to results of a new study. The results could influence physical therapy routines for patients struggling to con…
Drinkers tend to jump the gun
March 9, 2016 by NewsBot - No Comment
Why do we make bad choices? In particular, why do we rush into decisions? In humans, the tendency to show poor behavioral control is one of the hallmarks of people prone to alcohol use disorders. A new report sheds light on why people with alcohol use …
Stress pushes cells to die when gatekeeper of calcium use in mitochondria is dysfunctional
March 9, 2016 by NewsBot - No Comment
Malfunctioning mitochondria — the power plants in cells — are behind the damage caused by strokes, heart attacks, and neurodegenerative diseases, but little has been known about how to stop these reactors from melting down, destroying cells and tissue.
