Pediatrics
App boosts preschoolers' motor skills
Preventing childhood obesity could soon take a major "hop" forward with an app that teaches kids to do just that, and to skip, run and throw a ball.
Jun 07, 2022
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News tagged with motor skills
Pediatrics
It's 'Kids to parks day': get out, get active
It's a good idea to get children outside every day, but especially on Kids to Parks Day, a national day of outdoor play on May 21.
May 21, 2022
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Neuroscience
Boost in nerve-growth protein helps explain why running supports brain health
Exercise increases levels of a chemical involved in brain cell growth, which bolsters the release of the "feel good" hormone dopamine, a new study shows. Dopamine is known to play a key role in movement, motivation, and learning.
May 16, 2022
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Neuroscience
The underlying neural basis of automatic action versus flexible movement exploration
Neuroscientists aim to understand how the primary motor cortex (M1) can regulate precise movements while supporting behavioral exploration that encounters consistent errors. While consistency in the environment can help animals ...
Neuroscience
Brain networks can play role in weight-loss success
When it comes to weight loss, the old adage it's all in your head may be true.
May 03, 2022
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Ophthalmology
Eye tracking can be used to assess the perceptual abilities of people with multiple disabilities
How do we assess the needs of people with severe multiple disabilities? Unable to communicate verbally and physically, this population has nearly no possibility of expressing itself. They are therefore sometimes considered ...
Apr 26, 2022
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Medical research
Metabolic 'fingerprint' predicts impairment from medical cannabis
Researchers have uncovered signature metabolites—much like fingerprints in the blood—linked to the cognitive dysfunction and impaired motor skills associated with medical cannabis treatment.
Apr 20, 2022
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Neuroscience
Replacing microglia in mice using circulation-derived myeloid cells to treat neurodegenerative disease
An international team of researchers has developed a way to replace almost all of the microglia cells in a mouse brain using circulation-derived myeloid cells as a way to treat neurodegenerative disease using a technique ...
Neuroscience
Video game–based therapy to rehab from a stroke
After a stroke, patients may lose feeling in an arm or experience weakness and reduced movement that limits their ability to complete basic daily activities. Traditional rehabilitation therapy is very intensive, time-consuming ...
Mar 09, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Stress damages the movement centers in the brain
Stress seems to have a negative effect on the learning of movements—at least in mice. This is the conclusion of a recent study at the University of Bonn. According to the study, the neurons of rodents lose some of their ...
Mar 08, 2022
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