Sentences with phrase «young university functions»

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While young children sleep, connections between the left and the right hemispheres of their brain strengthen, which may help brain functions mature, according to a new study by the University of Colorado Boulder.

'' [The fact] that executive function, even in children this young, is significantly related to early math performance suggests that if we can improve executive function, we can improve their academic performance,» says Adele Diamond, professor of developmental cognitive neuroscience at the University of British Columbia.

In October researchers at Columbia University reported that young mice predisposed to acquiring Alzheimer's accumulate protein clusters in synaptic mitochondria and that these clusters directly impair synapse function.

It's tempting to dip into the leftover Halloween treats, but new research out of York University has found eating plenty of fruits and vegetables, combined with regular exercise, leads to better cognitive functioning for younger and older adults, and may delay the onset of dementia.

Researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH), Harvard Medical School (HMS), the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), and University of Chicago report findings demonstrating how genetic variations among healthy, young individuals can influence immune cell function.

In the first study of its kind, Julie Ishida, MD, MAS (University of California, San Francisco and San Francisco VA Medical Center) and her colleagues examined the potential links between marijuana use and kidney function in healthy young adults.

For example, one study done at the Schools of Public Health and Medicine at the University of North Carolina concluded based on their study results that a soy isoflavone - rich supplement appears to have little or no effect on bone in young adult women with normal ovarian function during the course of their one year study.

A 64 - classroom randomized control trial is being conducted in Massachusetts by Dr. Carole Upshur (University of Massachusetts Medical School) to evaluate the effect of the Second Step Early Learning Program on young children's end - of - preschool social skills, emotion regulation, executive functioning, and academic readiness skills, and how these affect kindergarten - readiness screening and kindergarten performance.

Challenging behavior in the early years of development, defined as «any repeated pattern of behavior or perception of behavior that interferes with or is at risk of interfering with optimal learning or engagement in pro-social interactions with peers and adults» (Systems of service delivery: A synthesis of evidence relevant to young children at risk of or who have challenging behavior, University of South Florida, Tampa, 2003), can have pervasive deleterious effects on the child's social emotional functioning, learning, and longitudinal outcomes over time (Behav Disord, 32:29 — 45, 2006; Preventing mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders among young people: Progress and possibilities.

Our model confirmed the expectation of relationships between positive body image, sexual functioning, and romantic attachment orientations in young female university students.