Neuroscience
Kids with severe brain injuries may develop ADHD: study
(HealthDay)—Young children who sustain a severe head injury may struggle with attention problems as they grow older, researchers say.
Mar 19, 2018
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News tagged with attention problems
Addiction
Insomnia linked to alcohol-use frequency among early adolescents, says new psychology study
Insomnia is linked to frequency of alcohol use among early adolescents, according to new Rutgers University–Camden research.
Nov 8, 2017
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Neuroscience
Studies uncover long-term effects of traumatic brain injury
Doctors are beginning to get answers to the question that every parent whose child has had a traumatic brain injury (TBI) wants to know: What will my child be like 10 years from now?
Feb 10, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Some adolescent cancer survivors may require more comprehensive mental health screening
Most adolescent survivors of childhood cancer have no reported psychological symptoms, but an analysis led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital found that those who do often have multiple symptoms and distinct symptom ...
Jul 18, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Attention problems in early childhood can have lasting impact
Children with attention problems in early childhood were 40 percent less likely to graduate from high school, says a new study from Duke University that examines how early childhood characteristics affect academic performance.
Jul 6, 2016
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Neuroscience
Effects of maternal smoking continue long after birth
Early exposure to nicotine can trigger widespread genetic changes that affect formation of connections between brain cells long after birth, a new Yale-led study has found. The finding helps explains why maternal smoking ...
May 30, 2016
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Attention deficit disorders
Children with mild attention problems 'fall behind their peers at school'
Young children with mild attention problems can go unnoticed at primary school and fall behind their peers academically, according to new research published today.
Apr 29, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Attention problems persist in childhood leukemia survivors treated with chemotherapy alone
Pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) patients treated with chemotherapy alone remain at risk for attention and learning problems that persist after treatment ends, according to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital ...
Feb 10, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
National school-based mental health intervention improves outcomes for at-risk students
A national school-based mental health program that is now reaching almost one quarter of all elementary school students in Chile appears to have produced significant improvements in both behavioral and academic outcomes, ...
Sep 22, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Emotion knowledge fosters attentiveness
Young children, who possess a good understanding of their own emotions and of those of their fellow human beings early on, suffer fewer attention problems than their peers with a lower emotional understanding. Evidence of ...
Jul 6, 2015
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