From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Asthma is the most common chronic disease in children and a major reason for admissions to hospital, yet inadequate asthma control is present in 26-45 percent of children, states a review in CMAJ. Read more...
From Ascribe Newsfeed: As President Obama called for new efforts to reimagine and improve education in science and math, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation announced a $2 million open competition for ideas to transform learning using digital...
From Ascribe Newsfeed: Classroom diversity provides more value to students - the "greatest good to the greatest number" - than non-diverse classes according to a study conducted by a Lawrence University professor. Read more from this post....
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: A new study from Perth's Telethon Institute for Child Health Research has found evidence that the amount and timing of alcohol consumption in pregnancy affects child behavior in different ways.The study has just been published...
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Men who regularly take part in moderate-to-heavy intensity exercise such as jogging, tennis or swimming may be less likely to have a stroke than people who get no exercise or only light exercise, such as...
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Children exposed prenatally to tobacco smoke and during childhood to lead face a particularly high risk for ADHD, according to research done at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. The new study appearing online in Pediatrics...
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