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Schools have critical role to play in supporting adolescents fleeing armed conflict

October 24, 2019 0 Comments Child Development, Child Psychology, Conflict, Educational Policy, Educational Psychology, K-12 Education, Poverty and Learning, STEM Education

Education is known to be highly important for migrant children, yet relatively little is known about the diversity of associated school-based programs and their likely value in supporting the mental health of children. A scoping review was conducted of 20 school-based programs aimed at improving the mental health of adolescent forced migrants in high-income countries. Findings showed school-based interventions have great potential for preventing adverse mental health outcomes among children affected by conflict and displacement.

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Young moms more likely to have kids with ADHD

October 24, 2019 0 Comments ADD and ADHD, Child Development, Child Psychology, Disorders and Syndromes, Infant and Preschool Learning, Mental Health, Parenting, Psychiatry

Young mothers have a greater chance of having a child with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) according to new research. Exploring the genetic relationship between female reproductive traits and key psychiatric disorders, it found that the genetic risk of ADHD in children was strongly associated with early maternal age at first birth, particular for women younger than 20.

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Chemicals in consumer products during early pregnancy related to lower IQ, especially in boys

October 24, 2019 0 Comments Child Development, Child Psychology, Children's Health, Environmental Policy, Geochemistry, Ice Ages, Infant's Health, Intelligence, Pregnancy and Childbirth

Exposure during the first trimester of pregnancy to mixtures of suspected endocrine-disrupting chemicals found in consumer products is related to lower IQ in children by age 7, according to a new study. This study is among the first to look at prenatal suspected endocrine-disrupting chemical mixtures in relation to neurodevelopment.

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Babies understand counting years earlier than believed

October 24, 2019 0 Comments Child Development, Child Psychology, Creativity, Infant and Preschool Learning, Language Acquisition, Literacy, Numeracy, Parenting

Babies who are years away from being able to say 'one,' 'two,' and 'three' actually already have a sense of what counting means, researchers have discovered. The findings reveal that very early on, years earlier than previously believed, babies who hear counting realize that it's about quantity.

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Natural language interface for data visualization debuts

October 23, 2019 0 Comments Brain-Computer Interfaces, Child Development, Computer Modeling, Computers and Internet, Hacking, Information Technology, K-12 Education, Language Acquisition

A team has developed FlowSense, which lets those who may not be experts in machine learning create highly flexible visualizations from almost any data.

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College leadership training programs assessed

October 22, 2019 0 Comments Autism, Child Development, Educational Psychology, Infant and Preschool Learning, Intelligence, K-12 Education, Numeracy, Psychology

How effective are college programs designed to train the next generation of leaders?

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New flame retardants, old problems

October 22, 2019 0 Comments Child Development, Child Psychology, Children's Health, Civil Engineering, Construction, Earthquakes, Environmental Issues, Fertility, Health Policy, Learning Disorders, technology, Wildfires

New flame retardants escaping from our TVs, other electrical and electronic products, and children's car seats are just as toxic as the flame retardants they're intended to replace, according to a new study. The authors found that the replacement chemicals, called organophosphate flame retardants, have been associated with lower IQ in children, reproductive problems, and other serious health harms.

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The secret of classic Belgian beers? Medieval super yeasts!

October 21, 2019 0 Comments Beer and Wine, Child Development, Creativity, Fungus, Language Acquisition, Nature, New Species, Stress

An international team of scientists has discovered that some of the most renowned classic Belgian beers, including Gueuze and Trappist ales, are fermented with a rare and unusual form of hybrid yeasts. These yeasts combine DNA of the traditional ale yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, with that of more stress-resistant feral yeasts such as Saccharomyces kudriavzevii.

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