Overweight & Obesity
Bigger play areas for kids cut obesity risk
The global fight against obesity could be helped by providing support for child's play, a researcher from The University of Western Australia has found.
Oct 9, 2012
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Overweight & Obesity
First Lady launches US schools push on obesity
First Lady Michelle Obama took her campaign against childhood obesity to a new level Thursday with a $150 million program to encourage more physical activity in American schools.
Feb 28, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
If you want your child to bring home better grades, stop yelling and try this
The end of the year is speeding towards us, and for teachers, kids and parents alike, that means one thing – report card time.
Oct 29, 2015
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Neuroscience
Different neural strategies for junior high school male and female English learners
Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University studied the neural response of Japanese junior high school students learning English as a second language while listening to English sentences. More proficient boys showed more ...
Mar 23, 2018
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Overweight & Obesity
Anti-obesity programs in schools unlikely to halt child obesity epidemic
School based programmes aimed at preventing obesity in children are unlikely to have much impact on the childhood obesity epidemic, suggests a randomised controlled trial published by The BMJ today.
Feb 7, 2018
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Health
Exercise resources to revolutionise health care education
A unique set of resources to train doctors, nurses, and other health professionals to promote and prescribe exercise for clinical treatment and disease prevention is being launched by health care experts at The University ...
Sep 22, 2015
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Pediatrics
Encourage your teen to work out for better learning
(HealthDay)—Exercise is important for all kids, because it boosts their overall health and wards off excess weight. But it holds added benefit for teens: According to a study in The Journal of Pediatrics, it improves their ...
Jun 7, 2019
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Pediatrics
Play ball! (It's good for you)
Boys who participate in sports in early childhood are less likely to experience later depressive and anxiety symptoms—known as emotional distress—in middle childhood, a new study led by Université de Montréal psychoeducator ...
Sep 27, 2021
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Pediatrics
Pediatricians should promote physical activity in children
(HealthDay)—Pediatricians should promote physical literacy and activity in children, according to an American Academy of Pediatrics clinical report published online Feb. 24 in Pediatrics.
Feb 24, 2020
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Pediatrics
Physical inactivity risky for children and pre-teens
Cardio-respiratory capacity in children has dropped by 25 percent in 20 years, according to a study by the University of Adelaide in Australia. There are multiple reasons for this, from the social environment and the decreasing ...
Jun 4, 2019
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