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A new study shows for the first time that low and high exercise intensities differentially influence brain function. Continue reading “High and low exercise intensity found to influence brain function differently”
Children of women who reported domestic violence in pregnancy or during the first six years of the child’s life are almost 50% more likely to have a low IQ at age 8, research finds. Continue reading “Children of abused mothers 50% more likely to have low IQ”
Sleep states are active processes that support reorganisation of brain circuitry. This makes sleep especially important for children, whose brains are developing and reorganizing rapidly. Continue reading “Children’s mental health is affected by sleep duration”
There were some weight loss and health benefits for overweight adults who followed the Mediterranean, Intermittent Fasting and Paleo diets, though adherence to the diets dropped off considerably during the one-year study, new University of Otago research shows. Continue reading “Weight loss and health improvements with Mediterranean, fasting & Paleo diets”
Mothers’ and babies’ brains can work together as a ‘mega-network’ by synchronising brain waves when they interact. Continue reading “Mothers’ and babies’ brains ‘more in tune’ when mother is happy”
In a study published in the Public Library of Science ONE (PLOS ONE), researchers found that young children between the age of four and five not only prefer to learn from people who appear confident, they also keep track of how well the person’s confidence has matched with their knowledge and accuracy in the past Continue reading “Young children prefer to learn from confident people”
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