http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. (PhysOrg.com) -- Stimulant medications used to treat Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, or ADHD, are often assumed to improve memory and make a person smarter, but experts have found that is not the case. Researchers in the Department of Psychology at LSU, including Professor Claire Advokat, are working to find out why. http://www.physorg.com/news166727448.html Medicine & Health Mon, 13 Jul 2009 18:12:32 EST news166727448 (PhysOrg.com) -- Picture a kindergarten classroom of 20 students. By the time that class finishes fourth grade, only six students -30 percent -will have been continuously enrolled in the same school. http://www.physorg.com/news166114656.html Other Sciences Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:58:15 EST news166114656 Early childhood development researchers have discovered that a simple, five-minute self-regulation game not only can predict end-of-year achievement in math, literacy and vocabulary, but also was associated with the equivalent of several months of additional learning in kindergarten. http://www.physorg.com/news163694432.html Medicine & Health Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:40:49 EST news163694432 Many children who are retained in kindergarten, first or third grade for academic reasons do not subsequently receive a document outlining the individualized special education services they should receive, according to a report in the June issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. http://www.physorg.com/news163092627.html Medicine & Health Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:31:01 EST news163092627 (PhysOrg.com) -- The research is clear: Adolescents tend to fare better -- academically and behaviorally -- when they live with both biological parents. But when their parents frequently argue, young adults are significantly more likely to binge drink than other teenagers. They also tend to smoke, and their poor school grades are similar to those of their peers who don't have both biological parents at home. http://www.physorg.com/news163090610.html Other Sciences Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:57:27 EST news163090610 Although low socio-economic status is associated with an increased liability to smoke, performing well at school can mitigate this effect. A new study, published in BioMed Central's open access International Journal for Equity in Health, has shown that high-achieving schoolchildren, even those from poor backgrounds, are less likely to smoke. http://www.physorg.com/news161412610.html Medicine & Health Wed, 13 May 2009 05:50:30 EST news161412610 (PhysOrg.com) -- News in mid-April of an unpublished study suggesting that college students' use of Facebook was related to lower college academic achievement probably sent more than a few parents reeling. Now a new study may allay parental concern. http://www.physorg.com/news160937690.html Other Sciences Thu, 07 May 2009 17:55:29 EST news160937690 Do personal traits predict success in school? If so, which dimension of one's outward appearance can tell the most about academic achievement? The answers to these questions are found in a new study by researchers from the University of Miami Health Economics Research Group. The study is the first to demonstrate that non-cognitive traits play an important role in the assignment of grades in high school. http://www.physorg.com/news159646011.html Other Sciences Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:07:25 EST news159646011 More challenging middle-school math classes and increased access to advanced courses in predominantly black urban high schools may be the key to closing the racial academic achievement gap, according to a University of Illinois study. http://www.physorg.com/news159454661.html Other Sciences Mon, 20 Apr 2009 13:58:06 EST news159454661 (PhysOrg.com) -- College students who use Facebook spend less time studying and have lower grade point averages than students who have not signed up for the social networking website, according to a pilot study at one university. http://www.physorg.com/news158856455.html Other Sciences Mon, 13 Apr 2009 15:48:01 EST news158856455 A new study in the Journal of School Health found that physically fit kids scored better on standardized math and English tests than their less fit peers. http://www.physorg.com/news152371706.html Medicine & Health Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:28:54 EST news152371706