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Mount Sinai researcher finds timing of ADHD medication affect academic progress

A team of researchers led by an epidemiologist at Mount Sinai School of Medicine and University of Iceland has found a correlation between the age at which children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) begin ...

Attention deficit disorders created Jun 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Study examines use of a natural language processing tool for electronic health records in assessing colonoscopy quality

A new study shows that natural language processing programs can "read" dictated reports and provide information to allow measurement of colonoscopy quality in an inexpensive, automated and efficient manner. The quality variation ...

Other created Jun 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Vitamin D does not boost kids' brainpower, study finds

High levels of vitamin D do not seem to boost teens' academic performance, indicates research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.

Health created Apr 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Exercise might boost kids' academic ability

(HealthDay) -- Promoting physical activity among young school kids can end up improving their academic performance, a new study suggests.

Health created Mar 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Medical school link to wide variations in pass rate for specialist exam

Wide variations in doctors' pass rates, for a professional exam that is essential for one type of specialty training, seem to be linked to the particular medical school where the student graduated, indicates research published ...

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Adolescents with autism spend free time using solitary, screen-based media

Children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) tend to be fascinated by screen-based technology. A new study by a University of Missouri researcher found that adolescents with autism spend the majority of their free time using ...

Autism spectrum disorders created Jan 25, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Physical activity, school performance may be linked: study

A systematic review of previous studies suggests that there may be a positive relationship between physical activity and the academic performance of children, according to a report in the January issue of Archives of Pediatrics & ...

Health created Jan 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study identifies 'silent' stroke risk factors for children with sickle cell anemia

Factors such as low hemoglobin levels, increased systolic blood pressure, and male gender are linked to a higher risk of silent cerebral infarcts (SCIs), or silent strokes, in children with sickle cell anemia (SCA), according ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Nov 17, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Curiosity doesn't kill the student

(Medical Xpress) -- Curiosity may have killed the cat, but it’s good for the student. That’s the conclusion of a new study published in Perspectives in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Ps ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Oct 27, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Adolescents sleeping more hours score higher in math

Adolescents sleeping more hours score higher on mathematics, while those who sleep between six and ten hours (ie. an average sleep pattern) got significantly better scores, as compared to those with a short (6 hours or less ...

Health created Oct 19, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Sex-segregated schooling ineffective and increases gender stereotyping, experts warn

Sex-segregated schooling is not superior to coeducational schooling and carries the risk of exaggerating sexism and gender stereotyping, according to a new report co-authored by a University of Texas at Austin psychologist.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Oct 05, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Primary schoolchildren that sleep less than nine hours do not perform

A study by the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB in Spanish) and Ramón Llull University have researched the relationship between the sleeping habits, hours slept, and academic performance of children aged between ...

Health created Sep 13, 2011 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Time to address stimulant abuse on our campuses

Universities and colleges need to do more to protect young adults from the dangers of illicit stimulant use and to educate them about harms, argue the authors of an editorial in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).

Health created Sep 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Bullying may contribute to lower test scores

High schools in Virginia where students reported a high rate of bullying had significantly lower scores on standardized tests that students must pass to graduate, according to research presented at the 119th Annual Convention ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Aug 07, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 3

Obese girls more than twice as likely to be addicted to smoking

Obese teenage girls are more than twice as likely as other girls to develop high-level nicotine addiction as young adults, according to a new study. Nearly 20 percent of American adolescents currently are obese, the authors ...

Health created Jun 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0