Daily clock disturbances linked to despair
Despair, feelings of hopelessness, and depression are just some of the symptoms that result from a disturbance in the circadian rhythms of mice.
Avoid pressuring young children over grades
Kindness and social skills are probably more important to stress than grades and extracurricular participation, esp. for younger students.
Some young NFL players have brain injuries
Research out of Johns Hopkins shows, people who play football or other sports and suffer head trauma are at increased risk of neurodegenerative disease.
Concussion healing time linked to symptom count
Patients who suffered more symptom after a concussion took longer to recover, and some didn't ever recover, even about 4 years out.
Kids’ diets better, but still low-quality
A standard measure for how healthy a diet is showed researchers from Brown U. and U.Mass. that kids are eating better but need improvement still.
Practice tests may help info retrieval under stress
When you're under stress, like taking a test, you don't retrieve info as efficiently from your brain. Practice tests can help with that.
Mouse allergen in schools makes asthma worse
Schools need to ensure that the environment is free of substances to which kids may be allergic. Asthma is worse if mouse allergen is present, for example.
One little mutation can mean so much
How did unicellular organisms become multicellular? It could come down to a single mutation 600 million years ago in their DNA.
1 in 7 teens is a victim of stalking
Many US teens are victimized by stalkers in their most formative years, which can increase the likelihood those teens engage in risky behaviors.
Fathers should communicate warmth, acceptance
A father who shows interest in a son's or daughter's school life can have a positive influence on how well that child does in school.