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Parents Shouldn't Worry About Their Baby's Inconsistent Sleep Patterns

Dec. 2, 2020 — New parents often expect their baby to start sleeping through the night around the time they reach six months of age. But according to a new study parents should view sleep consolidation as a ...

Football-Loving States Slow to Enact Youth Concussion Laws

Dec. 1, 2020 — States with college teams in strong conferences, in particular the Southeastern Conference (SEC), were among the last to take up regulations on youth concussions, according to a recent study. The ...

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Is It Better to Give Than Receive?

Dec. 1, 2020 — Young children who have experienced compassionate love and empathy from their mothers may be more willing to turn thoughts into action by being generous to others, a ...

Air Pollution Spikes Linked to Lower Test Scores for Salt Lake County Third Graders

Dec. 1, 2020 — More frequent exposure to air pollution spikes were associated with reduced test scores for third graders in Salt Lake County. Schools with a higher ...

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Autism Study Suggests Connection Between Repetitive Behaviors, Gut Problems

Dec. 3, 2020 — In children with autism, repetitive behaviors and gastrointestinal problems may be connected, new research has found. The study found that increased severity of other autism symptoms was also ...

Risk-Averse Teens Sway Peers to Make Safer Choices

Nov. 30, 2020 — Prior studies have shown adolescents are likely to experiment along with friends who use drugs and alcohol. But do friends who avoid risks have similar influential power? In a new study ...

Drug Development Target for Retinal Dystrophies

Dec. 1, 2020 — Researchers report that deleting one of the inhibitors of the RPE65 gene in a mouse model that carries a human disease mutation prevents degeneration of cone photoreceptors that are used for daytime ...

Children With Dyslexia Show Stronger Emotional Responses

Dec. 1, 2020 — Children diagnosed with dyslexia show greater emotional reactivity than children without dyslexia, according to a new collaborative ...

Study Shows Strong Links Between Music and Math, Reading Achievement

Nov. 30, 2020 — A music educator thought that if he could just control his study for the myriad factors that might have influenced previous ones - race, income, education, etc. -- he could disprove the notion of a ...

Esports: Fit Gamers Challenge ‘fat’ Stereotype

Nov. 30, 2020 — A new survey of 1400 participants from 65 countries has found esports players are up to 21 per cent healthier weight than the general population, hardly smoke and also drink ...

Mothers' Stress May Lead to Preterm Births, Faster Aging in Children

Nov. 30, 2020 — Why do some people age faster than others? A new study indicates that a mother's stress prior to giving birth may accelerate her child's biological aging later in life. A second study from the same ...

Preschool Children Can't See the Mountains for the Cat

Nov. 30, 2020 — Imagine seeing an image of a cat in front of a wide scene of mountains and being told just to remember the mountains if you saw them in a later picture. As an adult, that's not hard to do. But a new ...

Why Spending a Long Time on Your Phone Isn't Bad for Mental Health

Nov. 30, 2020 — General smartphone usage is a poor predictor of anxiety, depression or stress say researchers, who advise caution when it comes to digital detoxes. Researchers measured the time spent on smartphones ...

Exploring Links Between Infant Vocabulary Size and Vocal Interactions With Caregivers

Nov. 25, 2020 — Analysis of recordings from infants' homes reveals that certain types of vocal interactions between adults and infants are associated with a larger ...