Sacrificing sleep to study can lead to academic problems
Regardless of how much a high school student generally studies each day, if that student sacrifices sleep in order to study more than usual, he or she is more likely to have academic problems the following day. Because students ...
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Aug 21, 2012 |
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Reducing academic pressure may help children succeed
Children may perform better in school and feel more confident about themselves if they are told that failure is a normal part of learning, rather than being pressured to succeed at all costs, according to new research published ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 12, 2012 |
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Air pollution near Michigan schools linked to poorer student health, academic performance
Air pollution from industrial sources near Michigan public schools jeopardizes children's health and academic success, according to a new study from University of Michigan researchers.
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May 04, 2011 |
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Reading, writing, arithmetic, and aerobics: Evaluating the new 'R' in academic performance
Although the long-term consequences of childhood obesity are well documented, some school districts have reduced physical education classes to devote more time to the 3 Rs in education—reading, writing, and arithmetic. ...
Pediatrics
Feb 28, 2013 |
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Can instilling racial pride in black teens lead to better educational outcomes?
African American adolescents tend to have more success in school if their parents instill in them a sense of racial pride, reducing their vulnerability to the effects of racial discrimination from teachers and peers.
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Dec 17, 2012 |
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Young offenders need a verbal toolkit to unlock literacy
Half of Australia's young male offenders have a clinically significant, previously unidentified language deficit.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 06, 2013 |
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Juvenile justice reforms should incorporate science of adolescent development
Legal responses to juvenile offending should be grounded in scientific knowledge about adolescent development and tailored to an individual offender's needs and social environment, says a new report from the National Research ...
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Nov 13, 2012 |
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Researchers to study the developmental implications of toddlers' sleep patterns
ZZZs don't always come easy for children still learning their ABCs.
Pediatrics
Oct 04, 2012 |
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BMC pediatricians find increase in SNAP benefits associated with healthier children
Pediatric researchers from Boston Medical Center (BMC), in partnership with Children's HealthWatch investigators in Boston, Minneapolis, Little Rock, Philadelphia, and Baltimore, have found that higher benefit amounts in ...
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Oct 12, 2011 |
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College students respond better to positive anti-binge drinking messages
Binge drinking among college students has long been viewed as dangerous and destructive. Government and non-profit health organizations spend millions of dollars annually on public service announcements (PSAs) aimed at dissuading ...
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Jun 01, 2011 |
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