News tagged with skill test
Abused students can return to school and thrive with educator help, researcher finds
A new study from the University of Missouri shows that children who are abused can return to school and do well academically if teachers can help them control their emotions, pay attention to detail and stay motivated.
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Nov 08, 2011 |
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Low vitamin B12 levels may lead to brain shrinkage, cognitive problems
Older people with low levels of vitamin B12 in their blood may be more likely to lose brain cells and develop problems with their thinking skills, according to a study published in the September 27, 2011, print issue of Neurology, the me ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Sep 26, 2011 |
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Look before you leap: Teens still learning to plan ahead
Although most teens have the knowledge and reasoning ability to make decisions as rationally as adults, their tendency to make much riskier choices suggests that they still lack some key component of wise decision making. ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 17, 2011 |
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Scientists discover new direction in Alzheimer's research
In what they are calling a new direction in the study of Alzheimer's disease, UC Santa Barbara scientists have made an important finding about what happens to brain cells that are destroyed in Alzheimer's ...
Jun 06, 2011 |
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Researchers probe causes of math anxiety
Math problems make more than a few students - and even teachers - sweat, but new brain research is providing insights into the earliest causes of the anxiety so often associated with mathematics.
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May 19, 2011 |
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Common Alzheimer's medication helps skills necessary for safe driving
A promising study from Rhode Island Hospital demonstrated that cholinesterase inhibitors (ChEI), a type of medication often prescribed for Alzheimer's disease (AD), improved some cognitive skills in patients with mild AD ...
Jun 09, 2010 |
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Experiment shows brief meditative exercise helps cognition
Some of us need regular amounts of coffee or other chemical enhancers to make us cognitively sharper. A newly published study suggests perhaps a brief bit of meditation would prepare us just as well.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 14, 2010 |
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Dehydration Affects Mood, Not Just Motor Skills
(PhysOrg.com) -- Dehydration has long been known to compromise physical performance. Now, a new study provides insight into the effects of mild dehydration on young athletes, and possibly into the lives of ...
Nov 24, 2009 |
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Skills tests like 'connect the dots' may be early Alzheimer's indicator
(PhysOrg.com) -- A study of mental decline in the years prior to diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease suggests that changing the focus of testing may help physicians detect signs of the disease much earlier. School of Medicine ...
Oct 14, 2009 |
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Can Video Game Testing Spark Interest in Computing Among Black Youth?
Walk into almost any household that includes teenage boys and you'll find one or more video game consoles. Walk into that household past 10PM and you’re likely to find one or more teenage boys playing those ...
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Sep 09, 2009 |
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Delirium may cause rapid cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease
Alzheimer's disease patients who develop delirium, a sudden state of severe confusion and disorientation, are significantly more likely to experience rapid cognitive decline than Alzheimer's patients who didn't experience ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
May 04, 2009 |
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TV viewing before the age of 2 has no cognitive benefit, study finds
A longitudinal study of infants from birth to age 3 showed TV viewing before the age of 2 does not improve a child's language and visual motor skills, according to research conducted at Children's Hospital Boston and Harvard ...
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Mar 02, 2009 |
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