Kids whose families move more may have declines in academic performance...
A study of 19,162 children found that those who moved households frequently had declines in grades and higher rates of emotional and behavioral problems....
read moreChildren and teens take longer to recover from concussion
A study from York University found that it may take up to two years for a child or teen to fully recover from a concussion before they can play as skillfully as their teammates who have never had a...
read moreHostile attitude linked to memory problems later
Researchers from the National Institutes of Health found that young adults (average age of 25) who have trouble coping with stress and who display hostile attitudes may have memory and thinking problems later in life....
read moreAssessment tool helps predict risk of post-concussion symptoms in kids...
A clinic risk score is better at predicting future persistent post-concussion symptoms than physician judgment....
read moreWhat goes wrong in the brain when someone can’t spell
Researchers studying stroke victims who have lost their ability to spell have pinpointed the areas of the brain that control how we write words....
read moreKids who move while learning may observe more
A new study of 500 children in the Netherlands found that those who learned math and spelling in physically active classes tested better than kids who sat at their desks....
read morePassive smoking may hamper kids’ cognitive skills
A team of researchers at Augusta University found that every single one of the team’s cognitive measures was poorer in the smoke-exposed children....
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