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Asthma Symptoms Impair Sleep Quality and School Performance in Children
May 21, 2013 The negative effects of poorly controlled asthma symptoms on sleep quality and academic performance in urban schoolchildren has been confirmed in a new ... > full story -
How to Best Manage Workaholics: New Study Offers Insight
May 21, 2013 Workaholics tend to live in extremes, with great job satisfaction and creativity on the one hand and high levels of frustration and exhaustion on the other hand. Now, a new study offers managers ... > full story -
Early-Life Traffic-Related Air Pollution Exposure Linked to Hyperactivity
May 21, 2013 Early-life exposure to traffic-related air pollution was significantly associated with higher hyperactivity scores at age 7, according to new ... > full story -
Mediterranean Diet Seems to Boost Aging Brain Power
May 20, 2013 A Mediterranean diet with added extra virgin olive oil or mixed nuts seems to improve the brain power of older people better than advising them to follow a low-fat diet, according to new ... > full story -
Practice Makes Perfect? Not So Much, New Research Finds
May 20, 2013 Turns out, that old "practice makes perfect" adage may be overblown. New research finds that a copious amount of practice is not enough to explain why people differ in level of skill in two widely ... > full story -
Human-Like Opponents Lead to More Aggression in Video Game Players
May 20, 2013 Video games that pit players against human-looking characters may be more likely to provoke violent thoughts and words than games where monstrous creatures are the enemy, according to a new ... > full story -
How Bilinguals Switch Between Languages
May 20, 2013 Individuals who learn two languages at an early age seem to switch back and forth between separate "sound systems" for each language, according to new research. The research addresses enduring ... > full story -
Elusive Search for Biomarkers in Huntington's Disease
May 20, 2013 While Huntington's disease (HD) is currently incurable, the HD research community anticipates that new disease-modifying therapies in development may slow or minimize disease progression. The success ... > full story -
Gym Class Reduces Probability of Obesity, Study Finds for First Time
May 20, 2013 Little is known about the effect of physical education on child weight, but a new study finds that increasing the amount of time that elementary schoolchildren spent in gym class reduces the ... > full story -
Less Sleep Associated With Increased Risk of Crashes for Young Drivers
May 20, 2013 A new study suggests less sleep per night is associated with a significant increase in the risk for motor vehicle crashes for young ... > full story
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