Pediatrics
Sleep apnea in childhood could affect developing brain
Teenagers with the nighttime breathing disorder sleep apnea may have brains that look a little different from their peers', a new study suggests.
Mar 27, 2023
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News tagged with academic performance
Psychology & Psychiatry
Understanding emotions is nearly as important as IQ for students' academic success
The ability to understand emotions contributes almost as much to students' grades as their IQ.
Mar 3, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
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 ...
Nov 17, 2011
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Programs for college students suffering from depression, anxiety and stress
Is it possible to prevent mental health problems in higher education students? The answer is "yes" according to a team of psychologists from Loyola University Chicago who conducted a careful, systematic review of 103 universal ...
Apr 22, 2015
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Pediatrics
Improving academic performance with physical fitness
Physical fitness in childhood and adolescence is beneficial for both physical and mental health throughout life. However, a growing body of evidence suggests that it may also play a key role in brain health and academic performance. ...
Jun 19, 2014
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Health
Extra hour of screen time per day associated with poorer GCSE grades
An extra hour per day spent watching TV, using the internet or playing computer games during Year 10 is associated with poorer grades at GCSE at age 16 - the equivalent of the difference between two grades - according to ...
Sep 3, 2015
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Attention deficit disorders
Inattentive kids show worse grades in later life
Researchers studied children with and without attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and found that inattentiveness was linked to worse academic performance up to 10 years later, regardless of ADHD, even when they ...
Aug 29, 2017
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Health
Access to federally qualified health centers does not translate into lower rates of ED use
There is no association between access to federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) and emergency department visits for either uninsured or Medicaid-insured patients. That is the conclusion of a study to be published in ...
Feb 11, 2019
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Attention deficit disorders
Nearly 50 percent of M.D.s believe diversion of ADHD stimulant medications among teens is a problem
Two recent studies by investigators at the Cohen Children's Medical Center of New York examined physicians' perceptions and knowledge of diversion of stimulant medications for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) ...
May 3, 2014
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Health
Considerable variation in outcomes for cleft lip/Palate
(HealthDay) -- There is considerable variation in the neuropsychological, behavioral, and academic outcomes of individuals with cleft lip and palate, as the outcomes are affected by developmental level, sex, and cleft type, ...
Aug 17, 2012
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