Contraceptive Hormones Improve Cognitive Function
- Health & Medicine, Mind & Brain
- November 9, 2012
Salvador Illa Roca, Spain’s health minister, announced yesterday that, from April 27, children under 14 may leave their houses for short walks, after nearly six weeks of strict confinement. Earlier in the day, Spanish officials had declared that children could go out only to accompany adults in the tasks permitted by the state of emergency,
READ MOREA new sensor detects, with extreme accuracy, the presence of occupants in a vehicle. A team from the University of Waterloo, Canada, developed the low-cost, low-power radar that can save the lives of children and pets left alone in a car. The device uses frequency modulated continuous wave (FMCW) radars to send signals that are reflected
READ MOREExamining brain activity while watching Sesame Street can provide significant information about how children will develop and perform when it comes to cognitive abilities. According to a new study published this month in PLOS Biology, using fMRI (Functional magnetic resonance imaging) technology to examine brain activity during the beloved educational television show reveals much more
READ MOREResearchers find that children can actually benefit from a poor maternal diet. Every mother warns her children—eating right will make you healthy. And every pregnant mother’s doctor warns her—a good diet means healthier children. But this age-old adage may not always be true. A group of British scientists found that a poor maternal diet can
READ MOREDr. James Russell and a research team at the University of Cambridge recently published work on young children’s conception of personal visibility, which furthers the understanding of cognitive development and of our emerging sense of self. The research involved children three to four years of age. Researchers placed an eye mask on each of the
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