http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Children prenatally exposed to methadone or Subutex (buprenorphine) are prone to developing cognitive difficulties. According to one researcher, these children still need close follow-up after they begin school. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-methadone-children-problems-school.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 16 Apr 2013 06:00:02 EST news285309982 Poor children who move three or more times before they turn 5 have more behavior problems than their peers, according to a new study by researchers at Cornell University and the National Employment Law Project. The study is published in the journal Child Development. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-multiple-poor-young-children.html Health Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:00:04 EST news283629914 The most common inherited form of mental retardation and autism, fragile X syndrome, turns some brain cells into chatterboxes, scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis report. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-fragile-brain-cells.html Neuroscience Wed, 20 Feb 2013 12:36:01 EST news280586147 As the National Football League braces for lawsuits by 4000 former players alleging the league failed to protect them from the long-term consequences of concussions, game-changing research by a leading Canadian researcher shows damage to the brain can persist for decades after the original head trauma. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-evidence-concussions-require-long-term-follow-up.html Health Sun, 17 Feb 2013 08:06:15 EST news280310762 Helping children achieve their full potential in school is of great concern to everyone, and a number of commercial products have been developed to try and achieve this goal. The Cogmed Working Memory Training program (http://www.cogmed.com/) is such an example and is marketed to schools and parents of children with attention problems caused by poor working memory. But, does the program actually work? The target article in the September issue of Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition (JARMAC) calls into question Cogmed's claims of improving working memory and addressing underachievement due to working memory constraints. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-cogmed-memory-debate.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 27 Sep 2012 12:57:54 EST news267969444 Impulsive children with attention problems tend to play more video games, while kids in general who spend lots of time video gaming may also develop impulsivity and attention difficulties, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-impulsive-kids-video-games.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 23 Feb 2012 10:28:50 EST news249215324 Babies born at a very low birth weight are more likely to have memory and attention problems when they become adults than babies born at a low to normal weight, according to a study published in the December 6, 2011, print issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-memory-attention-problems-preemies-adulthood.html Neuroscience Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:50:02 EST news242325492 New research from the University of Montreal shows that inattention, rather than hyperactivity, is the most important indicator when it comes to finishing a high school education. "Children with attention problems need preventative intervention early in their development," explained lead author Dr. Jean-Baptiste Pingault, who is also affiliated with Sainte-Justine Mother and Child University Hospital. The researchers came to their conclusion after looking at data collected from the parents and teachers of 2000 children over a period of almost twenty years. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-school-adhd-children.html Attention deficit disorders Mon, 29 Aug 2011 03:50:13 EST news233808595 Mothers' exposure during pregnancy to pollutants created by the incomplete combustion of fossil fuels and other organic material may lead to behavioral problems in their children, according to a new study. Researchers found that within a sample of 215 children monitored from birth, those children with high levels of a pollution exposure marker in their cord blood had more symptoms of attention problems and anxiety/depression at ages 5 and 7 than did children with lower exposure. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-04-prenatal-exposure-pollutants-linked-behavioral.html Health Tue, 12 Apr 2011 09:44:33 EST news221820258