How home food availability affects young children’s nutrient intake
Early childhood is an important time for learning about nutrition and establishing healthy eating behaviors. Young children rely on parents to provide food options, and the availability of food in the home affects their dietary choices. A new study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign looks at changes in home food availability and nutrient intake […]
Early vocabulary size is genetically linked to ADHD, literacy, and cognition
Early language development is an important predictor of children’s later language, reading and learning skills. Moreover, language learning difficulties are related to neurodevelopmental conditions such as Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Children typically start to utter their first words between 10 and 15 months of age. At around two years of age, […]
Mark Ruffalo Says He Learned Of Brain Tumor From A ‘Crazy’ Dream
LOADINGERROR LOADING Mark Ruffalo vividly remembers learning he had a brain tumor and keeping it from his wife. The “Poor Things” star had only been married to Sunrise Coigney for a year when he found out in June 2001 and revealed Monday on the “Smartless” podcast that he didn’t tell her for two weeks as […]
Free Online Learning for Older Adults Promotes Overall Wellness – Wyoming Department of Health
Free Online Learning for Older Adults Promotes Overall Wellness December 13, 2023 As the Wyoming Department of Health continues to a partner with the largest online learning platform designed specifically for older adults, a wide range of free classes remains available to older Wyoming adults. Jeff Clark, Community Health Section manager with the WDH Aging […]
A healthy diet, reading, and doing sports promote reasoning skills in children
Reasoning skills are crucial skills in learning, academic performance, and everyday problem-solving. According to a recent study conducted at the University of Eastern Finland, improved overall diet quality and reduced consumption of red meat, as well as increased time spent in reading and organised sports enhanced reasoning skills among children over the first two school […]
What Happens When Patients Learn About Their Alzheimer’s Status?
Learning about a positive amyloid-PET result was associated with psychological changes among people with subjective cognitive decline, but those changes did not reach a threshold for clinical concern. In the prospective AMYPAD consortium study, people who received news about a positive amyloid scan showed small increases in distress, anxiety, or depression scores compared with peers […]
Virtual reality game to objectively detect ADHD
Researchers have used virtual reality games, eye tracking and machine learning to show that differences in eye movements can be used to detect ADHD, potentially providing a tool for more precise diagnosis of attention deficits. Their approach could also be used as the basis for an ADHD therapy, and with some modifications, to assess other […]
Interactive Learning Available for Older Adults this Winter – Wyoming Department of Health
Interactive Learning Available for Older Adults this Winter December 12, 2022 A slate of free interactive online programming, supported by the Wyoming Department of Health and designed to increase activity and wellness among older Wyoming adults, is currently featuring a number of winter holiday options. Jeff Clark, Community Health Section manager with the WDH Aging […]
Up Your Skin Care Routine During Hot Summer Months
Latest Skin News SATURDAY, Aug. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) Sweating can affect your skin, so learning how to handle it should be an important part of your skin care regime, a Baylor College of Medicine aesthetician says. “Sweating is an important bodily function that cools you down, expels toxins through your skin and provides that […]
Gene linked to severe learning disabilities governs cell stress response: Gene associated with Nascimento Syndrome triggers cell’s defenses against environmental attacks
A gene that has been associated with severe learning disabilities in humans has been found to also play a vital role in cells’ response to environmental stress, according to a Duke University study appearing May 24 in the journal Cell Reports. Cells are stressed by factors that may damage them, such as extreme temperatures, toxic […]