http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. The availability of sugar-sweetened or diet soda in schools does not appear to be related to students' overall consumption, except for African-American students, who drink more soda when it's available at school, finds a study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-black-students-soda-school.html Health Wed, 15 May 2013 08:50:02 EST news287822971 People who sometimes went hungry as children had slower cognitive decline once they were elderly than people who always had enough food to eat, according to a new study published in the December 11, 2012, print issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-hungry-child-cognitive-decline-years.html Neuroscience Mon, 10 Dec 2012 16:00:19 EST news274369473 (Medical Xpress)—A new study by Rebecca J. Woods, assistant professor in the human development and family science department at North Dakota State University, shows sitting up, whether by themselves or with assistance, is a critical part of how babies learn. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-babies.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 05 Dec 2012 06:30:43 EST news273911401