Young children go on to achieve more academic success when their verbal skills are enhanced, a new study suggests. The study, by researchers at the University of York, looked at why children from wealthier and well-educated family backgrounds tend to do better at school. The researchers found that children from families of higher socioeconomic status […]
Close down group meals for seniors. Cancel social gatherings. The directive, from the Illinois Department on Aging, sent shock waves through senior service organizations late last week. Overnight, Area Agencies on Aging had to figure out how to help people in their homes instead of at sites where they mingle and get various types of […]
Social distancing is recommended to help prevent the spread of novel coronavirus. Experts say staying at least 6 feet away from others whenever possible will help slow the new coronavirus epidemic. Going outside is still okay (and suggested for your mental and physical health) as long as you steer clear of highly populated areas. Ever […]
THURSDAY, Feb. 13, 2020 — Sedentary behavior throughout adolescence is associated with the risk for depressive symptoms at age 18 years, according to a study published online Feb. 11 in The Lancet Psychiatry. Aaron Kandola, from the University College London in the United Kingdom, and colleagues measured the amounts of time spent in sedentary behaviors […]
Have YOU got ‘burn out’ from working long hours? Scientists warn you face a higher risk of developing a deadly irregular heartbeat Exhausted workers at 20% increased risk of suffering atrial fibrillation later in life The irregular heartbeat makes patients susceptible to strokes and heart failure LA scientists believe burn out causes inflammation and sensitivity to stress […]
Infants of mothers who smoke during early pregnancy appear to have a small increased risk of fractures during the first year of life, finds a study from Sweden published by The BMJ today. But the results show no long lasting effect on fracture risk later in childhood and up to early adulthood, suggesting that smoking […]
Forager-horticulturalist children in the Amazon rainforest do not spend more calories in their everyday lives than children in the United States, but they do spend calories differently. That finding provides clues for understanding and reversing global trends in obesity and poor metabolic health, according to a Baylor University researcher in a study published in Science […]
Social and physical modifications can make aging in place more accessible at the same time they positively impact cognitive function in older adults living alone, finds a new study from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis. “Disabled older individuals living alone were likely to experience a decline in cognitive function over time,” […]
