News tagged with adult development


Not quite a teen, not fully an adult

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Aug 04, 2008 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Fueled by hormone fluctuations, the teenage years can be a time of huge emotional upheaval. But, as an initiative by MIT's Young Adult Development Project finds, the roller coaster may not end at the 18th ...


Researchers discover novel mechanisms that might causally link type-2 diabetes to Alzheimer's disease

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Apr 10, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

A recent study by Mount Sinai faculty suggests that a gene associated with onset of type-2 diabetes also decreases in Alzheimer's disease dementia cases. The research, led by Dr. Giulio Maria Pasinetti, MD, Ph.D., The Aidekman ...





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Children under 3 can't learn action words from TV -- unless an adult helps

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Sep 15, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

American infants and toddlers watch TV an average of two hours a day, and much of the programming is billed as educational. A new study finds that children under age 3 learn less from these videos that we might think -- unless ...


Conversing helps language development more than reading alone

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jun 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Adult-child conversations have a more significant impact on language development than exposing children to language through one-on-one reading alone, according to a new study in the July issue of Pediatrics, the journal of the ...


On your last nerve: NC State researchers advance understanding of stem cells

On your last nerve: Researchers advance understanding of stem cells

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers from North Carolina State University have identified a gene that tells embryonic stem cells in the brain when to stop producing nerve cells called neurons. The research is a significant advance ...


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Why newborn babies can't walk

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Dec 18, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (13) | comments 16

(PhysOrg.com) -- The first steps of an infant is a real milestone in the development of all mammals including humans, but little is known about why some animals can walk soon after birth, while others need ...


Scientists identify strategies to protect new brain cells against Alzheimer's disease

Biology / Biotechnology

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Stimulating the growth of new neurons to replace those lost in Alzheimer's disease (AD) is an intriguing therapeutic possibility. But will the factors that cause AD allow the new neurons to thrive and function normally? Scientists ...


Caregivers may benefit from adult day care

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created Jun 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Caring for an elderly family member can be stressful and can pose health threats to caregiver givers. Steven Zarit, professor and head, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Penn State, received a $3 million ...


New type of adult stem cells found in the prostate may be involved in prostate cancer development

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Sep 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new type of stem cell discovered in the prostate of adult mice can be a source of prostate cancer, according to a new study by researchers at the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at Columbia University Medical ...


Stem cell surprise for tissue regeneration

Stem cell surprise for tissue regeneration (w/ Podcast)

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jun 25, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (10) | comments 0

Scientists working at the Carnegie Institution's Department of Embryology, with colleagues, have overturned previous research that identified critical genes for making muscle stem cells. It turns out that ...


Scientists make multiple types of white blood cells directly from embryonic and adult stem cells

Scientists make multiple types of white blood cells directly from embryonic and adult stem cells

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created Aug 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- In an advance that could help transform embryonic stem cells into a multipurpose medical tool, scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have transformed these versatile cells into ...


Sex-based prenatal brain differences found

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created Oct 23, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Prenatal sex-based biological differences extend to genetic expression in cerebral cortices. The differences in question are probably associated with later divergences in how our brains develop. This is shown by a new study ...



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