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  Drug Improves Cognitive Function in Mouse Model of Down Syndrome

  July 2, 2013 — An existing FDA-approved drug improves cognitive function in a mouse model of Down syndrome, according to a new ... > full story
• Child Development
  Child Psychology
  ADD and ADHD
  Educational Psychology
  Intelligence
  Parenting
   

  Head Start Children and Parents Show Robust Gains in New Intervention

  July 1, 2013 — An eight-week intervention involving 141 preschoolers in a Head Start program and their parents produced significant improvements in the children's behavior and brain functions supporting attention ... > full story
• Biotechnology and Bioengineering
  Stem Cells
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  Biomedical Research Revealing Secrets of Cell Behavior

  July 1, 2013 — Scientists are using mathematical modeling and synthetic biology techniques to gain a closer look at what determines transitions of the body's cells from one state to another. For example how ... > full story
• Children's Health
  Infant's Health
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  Gene Mutations Caused by a Father's Lifestyle Can Be Inherited by Multiple Generations

  July 1, 2013 — Gene mutations caused by a father's lifestyle can be inherited by his children, even if those mutations occurred before conception. These findings show that mutations in the germ-line are present in ... > full story
• Educational Policy
  Educational Psychology
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  Resource Shortage
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  Place Matters in Analyzing Students' Performance

  July 1, 2013 — Where a child lives makes a difference in how demographics and other factors influence algebra performance, and policies should take into account local variation, research from Washington University ... > full story
• Perception
  Psychology Research
  Disorders and Syndromes
  Child Development
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  Link Between Fear and Sound Perception Discovered

  June 30, 2013 — Researchers have discovered in an animal model how fear can increase or decrease the ability to discriminate among sounds depending on context, providing potential new insight into the distorted ... > full story
• Educational Psychology
  Computer Modeling
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  Computers and Internet
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  Researchers Track Facial Expressions to Improve Teaching Software

  June 27, 2013 — Research shows that software which tracks facial expressions can accurately assess the emotions of students engaged in interactive online learning and predict the effectiveness of online tutoring ... > full story
• Educational Psychology
  Child Development
  Language Acquisition
  Child Psychology
  Intelligence
  Behavior
   

  Language Intervention Levels Playing Field for English Language Learners

  June 25, 2013 — A new approach to teaching pre-kindergarten could take a bite out of the achievement gap and level the playing field for America’s growing population of English language learners, according to ... > full story
• Educational Policy
  Educational Psychology
  Child Psychology
  Child Development
  Intelligence
  Urbanization
   

  Kids' Reading Success Boosted by Long-Term Individualized Instruction

  June 25, 2013 — Students who consistently receive individualized reading instruction from first through third grade become better readers than those who don't, according to new ... > full story
• Mathematics
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  Spatial Training Boosts Math Skills

  June 25, 2013 — Training young children in spatial reasoning can improve their math performance, according to a groundbreaking ... > full story

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