Is the IQ up or down today?
IQ, the standard measure of intelligence, can increase or fall significantly during our teenage years, according to research funded by the Wellcome Trust, and these changes are associated with changes to the structure of our brains. The findings may have implications for testing and streaming of children during their school years…
Stressed? Maybe you’ve been spending too much time on holiday.
Between family commitments and the pressures of work, few of us feel we get enough ‘me’ time.
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A continuous rhythm of 60 BPM causes the brainwaves and heart rate to synchronise with the rhythm.
Sound therapists and stress specialists worked with the band Marconi Union to develop “Weightless”, the most relaxing song ever…
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90% of people could live to the age of 90 and even reach 100 by following these simple steps.
According to a leading heart doctor, many people could live to the age of 100 by following seven simple steps.
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Images like this helped researchers determine differences in the faces of children with autism.
University of Missouri researchers may be a step closer to understanding what causes autism. They have found differences between the facial characteristics of children who have autism and those who don’t.
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GM pigs could provide human organs for transplant.
There is a persistent shortage of human organs and this has led experts to investigate methods of using pigs created with human genes, so that body parts grown in them can be harvested for use in patients without their immune systems rejecting them. Organs grown in genetically modified pigs could be transplanted into humans in as little as two years’ time, scientists believe.
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Video screen time provides no educational benefits for children under age 2.
The American Academy of Pediatrics has warned that parents of infants and toddlers should limit the time their children spend in front of televisions, computers, self-described educational games and even grown-up shows playing in the background. Video screen time provides no educational benefits for children under age 2 and leaves less room for activities that do, like interacting with other people and playing, the group said.
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Heart failure hospitalizations have decreased nationally overall.
There was a remarkable 30% drop in hospital stays for heart failure in Medicare patients over a decade. It is the first such decline in the United States and forceful evidence that the nation is making headway in reducing the billion-dollar burden of a common condition.
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Bedbugs are a growing problem.
A bedbug is a wingless insect with a flat reddish body that infests dwellings and bedding and feeds on human blood. The common human bedbug of temperate regions, Cimex lectularis, is largely nocturnal, spending the day in crevices in walls and furniture and in bedding. Its bite causes irritation in many individuals, but it is not known to transmit diseases…
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Mobile MIM
Dr. Patrick J. Gagnon uses an app that has an unusual distinction: it had to be cleared for use by the Food and Drug Administration.
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New guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics expand the age range over which doctors can diagnose and manage ADHD in children.
According to the nation’s largest organization of pediatricians, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) can now be diagnosed in children as young as 4 and as old as 18.
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By delving into the futuring techniques of Futurist Thomas Frey, you’ll embark on an enlightening journey.
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