Learning disorders affect the psychological processes involved in learning. They can impair the way a person learns how to read, write, do math, or any other learning process. The most common learning disorder is dyslexia, affecting approximately 80 to 90 percent of all learning disorders. Just before Thanksgiving of last…
Poor mental health both cause and effect of school exclusion
Children with mental health needs require urgent support from primary school onwards to avoid exclusion, which can be both cause and effect of poor mental health, new research concludes. The research, led by the University of Exeter, concluded that a swift response is needed, finding that young people with mental…
What happens to your body when you ingest cannabis every day
The number of American adults who ingest cannabis every day is on the rise, according to a study by researchers at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health (via ScienceDaily). Thanks to legislation that has decriminalized both medical and recreational marijuana in many states, cannabis is legally and widely available to…
Who says no, is a donor – Spahn calls for organ donation debate in the Bundestag
To get more organ donations in Germany, has expressed the Federal Minister of health, Jens Spahn for a double contradiction solution. In this case, each would be automatically considered an organ donor unless he self-contradicts in advance. Also, the members could opt-out. “The only way the body can be a…
How to live longer: People with this condition 50 percent more likely to die early
People with type 2 diabetes are 50 percent more likely to die early than those without the condition, Diabetes UK has warned. The condition is very common in the UK. Around 3.9 million people over the age of 16 have a diabetes diagnoses, 90 percent of whom have type 2…
Unanticipated response to estrogen at the single cell level
A team led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine found that not only do individual mammalian cells in a population fail to respond synchronously to estrogen stimulation, neither do individual gene copies, known as alleles. The findings, published in the recent edition of the journal Nucleic Acids Research, also…
The brain at rest holds clues to empathy
Empathy helps us resonate with others on both an emotional and physical level. Now, research may have found the roots of this visceral emotion in the brain’s resting state. The neurological underpinnings of empathy have long preoccupied scientists. From mirror neurons that help us “reflect” other people’s emotions, to using…
Cancer symptoms: Sweating at night could be a warning sign of this type of cancer
Cancer is a general term for abnormal cells that divide and multiply in the body, attacking nearby tissues and sometimes invading other areas. It is one of the leading causes of death in the world, in part because cancer is often untreatable if picked up at a later stage. Spotting…
Your best bet against heart attack, stroke? Lower blood pressure
(HealthDay)—Millions of Americans with high blood pressure are at risk of heart attack and stroke, but just a few changes might cut that risk. “In February, American Heart Month, we encourage all Americans to take control of their heart health by better understanding and monitoring their blood pressure levels and…
Movement study could be significant in helping understand brain rehabilitation
The human brain’s ability to recall a single movement is significantly affected by the characteristics of previous actions it was learned with, a new study has shown. Research led by the University of Plymouth explored how distinct prior actions affected a person’s ability to perform certain simple movements, corresponding to,…