AHA - Physical fitness is associated with better academic scores in young people, according to a report presented at the American Heart Association’s 2010 Conference on Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism.
“As children’s health continues to be a concern - especially when it comes to obesity - some have suggested that children’s physical fitness is associated [...]

Sahlgrenska.gu.se - There is a link between repeated anesthesia in children and memory impairment, though physical activity can help to form new cells that improve memory, reveals new research from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
The study has been published in the Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism.
“Paediatric anaesthetists have long [...]

FASEB.org - The next treatment for cancer might come from the DHA in fish oil or algal oil, according to a new research report published in the March 2010 print edition of the FASEB Journal. In the report, scientists show that the omega-3 fatty acid, docosahexaenoic acid or DHA, and its derivatives in the body [...]

A new FDA-approved, non-neurotoxic treatment for head lice using benzyl alcohol has been found to have an average of 91.2 percent treatment success rate after one week, and to be safe in humans from six months of age and up. This is the finding of a study published in Pediatric Dermatology in which many parents [...]

OSU.edu - A new national study suggests that preschool-aged children are likely to have a lower obesity risk if they regularly engage in one or more of three specific household routines: eating dinner as a family, getting adequate sleep, and limiting their weekday television viewing time.
In a large sample of the U.S. population, the study [...]

Researchers have discovered that daytime naps are an integral part of learning for babies, helping the developing brain to learn more about the new world and to retain new information.
Rebecca Gomez, Richard Bootzin and Lynn Nadel in the psychology department at the University of Arizona in Tucson found that babies who are able to get [...]