Health
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.
Apr 11, 2012
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News tagged with academic achievement
Health
High levels of physical activity linked to better academic performance in boys
A recent Finnish study shows that higher levels of physical activity are related to better academic achievement during the first three school years particularly in boys.
Sep 11, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Low academic achievement can lead to drug abuse decades later, research finds
A Virginia Commonwealth University researcher has found that poor academic achievement can lead to substance abuse. Data collected from Swedish participants over a period of 15 to 20 years indicate a strong correlation.
Sep 13, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Fittest pupils performed best in cognitive tasks, study showed
Sports scientists at Nottingham Trent University found that on average the fittest youngsters aged 12–13 showed better attention, perception, memory and higher-level decision making and complex thinking when challenged ...
May 15, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Genes may play role in educational achievement, study finds
Researchers have identified genetic markers that may influence whether a person finishes high school and goes on to college, according to a national longitudinal study of thousands of young Americans. The study is in the ...
Jul 2, 2012
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Electronic games—how much is too much for kids?
Most parents view their children's playing of electronic games as potentially problematic – or even dangerous. Yet many children are engaging with electronic games more frequently than ever.
Jul 7, 2017
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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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Psychology & Psychiatry
Differences in brain structure development may explain test score gap for poor children
Low-income children had atypical structural brain development and lower standardized test scores, with as much as an estimated 20 percent in the achievement gap explained by development lags in the frontal and temporal lobes ...
Jul 20, 2015
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Dentistry
Poor oral health can mean missed school, lower grades
Poor oral health, dental disease, and tooth pain can put kids at a serious disadvantage in school, according to a new Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC study.
Aug 13, 2012
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