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Migraines in Childhood and Adolescence Associated With Having Colic as an Infant
April 16, 2013 — In a study including children and adolescents six to 18 years of age, those who have experienced migraine headaches were more likely to have had colic as an infant, according to a new ... > full story -
Parents Can Help Their Children Avoid Alcohol Pitfalls During Transition from High School to College
April 16, 2013 — The transition from high school to college is a particularly vulnerable time for alcohol experimentation. A new study looks at which student characteristics may enhance parent-based interventions. ... > full story -
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Standardized Testing Creates 'Toxic Environment' in Schools, Professor Says
April 16, 2013 — Standardized testing has facilitated “an incredibly toxic environment in our schools and in our discourse about education, ultimately turning schools from learning centers to testing ... > full story -
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Language Instruction Improved With Fun and Games
April 16, 2013 — Playing simple games using words and pictures can help people to learn a new language with greater ease, researchers have ... > full story -
Training the Brain to Improve on New Tasks
April 15, 2013 — A brain-training task that increases the number of items an individual can remember over a short period of time may boost performance in other problem-solving tasks by enhancing communication between ... > full story -
Drug Could Improve Working Memory of People With Autism, Study Finds
April 15, 2013 — Investigators found that propranolol, a drug commonly used to treat high blood pressure, anxiety and panic, improves the working memory performance of individuals with autism spectrum ... > full story -
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Early Investment in Families Helps Children Succeed in School
April 15, 2013 — An innovative program that supports parents and teachers of public school pre-kindergarten students improves early academic achievement, according to a new ... > full story -
Bad Behavior in Kids With Hearing Implants Doesn't Predict Slowed Language Development
April 12, 2013 — A new study is challenging a long held belief among speech therapists and audiologists that bad behavior in young children with hearing implants is an indicator of device failure and a predictor of ... > full story -
'Strikingly Similar' Brains of Human and Fly May Aid Mental Health Research
April 11, 2013 — Scientists have revealed deep similarities in how the brain regulates behavior in arthropods (such as flies and crabs) and vertebrates (such as fish, mice and humans). The findings shed new light on ... > full story -
Different Brains Have Similar Responses to Music
April 11, 2013 — Do the brains of different people listening to the same piece of music actually respond in the same way? An imaging study says the answer is yes, which may in part explain why music plays such a big ... > full story
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