This section focuses on four areas of biomedical research examining iodine's role in health and disease: fetal and infant development,
cognitive function during childhood, fibrocystic breast disease, and radiation - induced thyroid cancer.
According to Cunha, one of the novel aspects of the research project conducted at the Psychiatry Institute of Hospital das Clínicas, FM - USP's teaching and general hospital, was the measurement of
cognitive functions during controlled abstinence.
Our findings can help to close some gaps in the research literature, especially regarding the relative effects of family poverty and family instability on
cognitive functioning during early childhood.
Not exact matches
Although you can access gamma brain waves
during periods of extremely high
functioning, it's the beta waves that scientists associate with everyday alertness, critical thinking, socialization, learning and
cognitive processing.
More recent research suggests that both the quantity and quality of father - child interactions
during the early childhood years can lead to fewer behavioural problems, greater emotional self - regulation, increased language development and improved
cognitive functioning for young children.
The quality of parenting children receive
during the early years affects three key determinants of later success in school: their
cognitive potential, their social skills, and their behavioural
functioning.
During the follow - up visit (3 years old), kids with moms who had encouraged their children's autonomy showed better levels of
cognitive functioning — specifically, the kids were more adept at processing «higher» thinking like delayed gratification and juggling multiple concepts.
The results of this study indicate that consuming more fruits and less sugar, as well as avoiding diet soda
during pregnancy, may have a meaningful impact on child
cognitive functioning.
For women with the lowest levels — about 25 percent of the general population — increased dopamine
during ovulation will sharpen
cognitive functions, whereas for the 25 percent of women with the highest levels, ovulation seems to take them beyond a threshold and to impair thinking.
These findings could be a step in grasping how the brain circuit is shaped
during this early stage development and how these neuronal circuits contribute to higher
cognitive function in adulthood.
While late - term gestation was associated with an increase in the rate of abnormal conditions at birth and with worse physical outcomes
during childhood, it was also associated with better performance on all three measures of school - based
cognitive functioning measures
during childhood,» the study concludes.
During another test, participants demonstrated poorer performance on a «Stroop task,» a commonly - used measure of executive
cognitive function.
Maternal alcohol consumption prior to and
during pregnancy significantly affects
cognitive functions in offspring, which may be related to changes in cyclin - dependent kinase 5 because it is associated with modulation of synaptic plasticity and impaired learning and memory.
A new study performed in the Netherlands has linked exposure to residential air pollution
during fetal life with brain abnormalities that may contribute to impaired
cognitive function in school - age children.
Adult rats that consumed the sugar - sweetened beverages for one month performed normally in tests of
cognitive function; however, when consumption occurred
during adolescence the rats were impaired in tests of learning and memory capability.
During the last week, participants lived at the laboratory so that scientists could analyze their
cognitive function after an 8 - hour monitored sleeping period.
In the past, studies have suggested that
cognitive function is impaired
during so - called sleep inertia — the period immediately after waking.
Despite the sleep loss, they performed better than they did after sleeping 8 hours a night, suggesting that
cognitive function is greatly impaired
during the first moments of wakefulness — even after a good night's sleep.
In summary, the results of this study show the potential for functional MRI to bridge the dissociation that can occur between behavior that is readily observable
during a standardized clinical assessment and the actual level of residual
cognitive function after serious brain injury.14 - 16 Thus, among 23 patients who received a diagnosis of being in a vegetative state on admission, 4 were shown to be able to willfully modulate their brain activity through mental imagery; this fact is inconsistent with the behavioral diagnosis.
During the study, the participants»
cognitive functioning was tested to determine if any decline was present.
The emergence of a new field in oncology addressing
cognitive deficits in cancer patients is justified by the existence of deficits in memory, concentration and attention, as well as executive
functions before,
during and after treatments, symptoms often referring to the «chemofog» or «cancerfog».
«The idea is that
during evolution these variants that have positive effects on
cognitive function were selected, but at a cost — in this case an increased risk of autism spectrum disorders.»
«Specifically, the results will provide missing evidence on the brain areas involved in
cognitive fatigue,» she noted, «as well as how their
functioning is related to
cognitive fatigue
during task performance.
Since the initial fMRI reports of hypo - connectivity in autism (Just et al., 2004), task - related reductions in inter-regional brain connectivity
during language (Just et al., 2004; Mason et al., 2008; Jones et al., 2010), working memory (Koshino et al., 2005, 2008), mental imagery (Kana et al., 2006), executive
functions (Just et al., 2007),
cognitive control (Kana et al., 2007; Solomon et al., 2009; Agam et al., 2010), visuomotor coordination (Villalobos et al., 2005) and social cognition (Kleinhans et al., 2008; Kana et al., 2009) have been documented.
This
cognitive decline is not only due to the death of neurons, but also
during aging there is a loss of neuronal connections called synapses, as well as a decline in
function of the remaining synapses.
-- Improved mood and
cognitive function was observed
during tests on human adults.
During that time, 7.2 % of the men and 5.7 % of the women developed the mental -
function problems known as mild
cognitive impairment (MCI), with or without any accompanying memory loss.
There is INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE about the beneficial effects of caffeine consumption athletic performance
during short - term exercise, such as sprints or lifting [115], attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)[89], asthma [85,86],
cognitive function in Alzheimer's disease [191,192], depression [115], diabetes mellitus type 2 [22,23,187,205], gallstones [87,88], gout [83,84], hepatitis C or liver cirrhosis [115], improving breathing in preterm infants with apnea [150,174], leg cramps due to narrowed arteries (intermittent claudication)[115], liver cancer [191], memory [16,67], migraine headache [176,207,209], muscle soreness
during exercise [115], obsessive - compulsive disorder (OCD)[115], orthostatic hypotension [78,80], postprandial hypotension (a drop of blood pressure after meals)[77], seizures [25], skin itching [115], stroke [115] or weight loss [90].
DHA deficiency
during early development may have lasting effects on
cognitive and visual
function during adulthood.
Low Childhood B12 May Affect Later Years A
cognitive test shows lack of vitamin B12 (cobalamin)
during the formative first six years of life could result in long - term reduced
cognitive function.
There is INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE [2,3,5] abut the effectiveness of creatine in the prevention or treatment of age related muscle loss, bipolar disorder, breathing problems
during sleeping (apnea) in infants, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), coronary artery disease, dehydration, depression, dermatomyositis, diabetes mellitus type 2, fibromyalgia, heart attack, hereditary motor sensory neuropathy, high cholesterol, HIV / AIDS - related muscle wasting, Huntington's disease, McArdle disease, mitochondrial myopathies, multiple sclerosis, muscle cramps, orthostatic hypotension, osteoarthritis, Parkinson's disease [8], Rett syndrome, polymyositis, rheumatoid arthritis, schizophrenia, skin aging, traumatic brain injury or vision loss due to gyrate atrophy of the retina or in improving bone density, memory or
cognitive function.
Developmental trauma research now argues that trauma exposure
during childhood affects children's self - regulatory capacities by disrupting the normal
functioning of the body and brain stress - response systems, which can affect emotional and
cognitive functioning (Putnam, 2006).
Intellectual (or
Cognitive) Disability, formerly labeled «mental retardation,» is defined by IDEA as «significantly sub-average general intellectual
functioning, existing concurrently with deficits in adaptive behavior and manifested
during the developmental period, that adversely affects a child's educational performance.»
Can improve immune
function,
cognitive ability
during aging and protect from free radical damageg in organs.
This acceleration affects
cognitive function as well, which develops rapidly
during a short socialization period that forms the framework for the puppy's future social
functioning.
Mistakes
during delivery can cause birth defects and lasting impairments of the child's motor and
cognitive functions.
During sleep, while the body rests, the brain is busy processing information from the day and forming memories.Sleep is essential to the
cognitive functions of the brain, and without it, our ability to consolidate memories, learn daily tasks, and make decisions is impaired.
Attachment problems caused by neglect
during infancy and early childhood can affect a child's physical, behavioral,
cognitive, and social
functioning.
They have higher
cognitive functioning at age six, are better problem solvers
during their toddler years, have higher IQ's by the age of three and grow up to be more empathetic.
During the prenatal and infant periods, families have been identified on the basis of socioeconomic risk (parental education, income, age8, 11) and / or other family (e.g. maternal depression) or child (e.g. prematurity and low birth weight12) risks; whereas with preschoolers a greater emphasis has been placed on the presence of child disruptive behaviour, delays in language /
cognitive impairment and / or more pervasive developmental delays.6 With an increased emphasis on families from lower socioeconomic strata, who typically face multiple types of adversity (e.g. low parental educational attainment and work skills, poor housing, low social support, dangerous neighbourhoods), many parenting programs have incorporated components that provide support for parents» self - care (e.g. depression, birth - control planning), marital
functioning and / or economic self - sufficiency (e.g. improving educational, occupational and housing resources).8, 13,14 This trend to broaden the scope of «parenting» programs mirrors recent findings on early predictors of low - income children's social and emotional skills.
The quality of parenting children receive
during the early years affects three key determinants of later success in school: their
cognitive potential, their social skills, and their behavioural
functioning.
Studies suggest that the interaction between
cognitive vulnerability and stressors may
function differently in girls and boys
during adolescence; however, evidence is inconsistent and may point to moderation by a combination of age and gender.
It has also been hypothesized that aggression starts to serve different
functions during childhood as
cognitive skills develop.
The study, «Development of a
Cognitive - Behavioral Intervention Program to Treat Anxiety and Social Deficits in Teens with High -
Functioning Autism,» published in The Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, states that the social disabilities of autism do not disappear
during adolescence, and that growing self - awareness often contributes to the development of anxiety.
Examples of health assets that emerge at the level of an individual include motor
function (capacity for movement), emotional regulation (capacity to manage emotions
during challenges or stressful events), and
cognitive function (capacity to perceive, process, and act on information leading to the acquisition of knowledge).