Sentences with phrase «cognitive test scores»

For example, maternal employment during a child's first year appeared to negatively affect subsequent cognitive test scores and was associated with increases in behavioural problems.

find that the Tulsa state - funded «universal» pre-K program, compared to Tulsa's Head Start programs, has about twice the immediate effects on cognitive test scores at kindergarten entrance.

In a randomized controlled trial, people with MS who used a computer - based cognitive remediation training program at home for 12 weeks had significantly higher cognitive test scores than those who used a placebo computer program.

For example, Gormley et al. find that the Tulsa state - funded «universal» pre-K program, compared to Tulsa's Head Start programs, has about twice the immediate effects on cognitive test scores at kindergarten entrance.

That 2005 Economic Journal study of American women who returned to work within 12 weeks showed that infants whose mothers went back even earlier were likely to have more behavioral problems and lower cognitive test scores at age 4.

He argued that although the drugs make little difference in patients» lives — improving cognitive test scores by only 4 percent — doctors choose to medicate them anyway because it's easy.

A greater rate of atrophy was associated with a lower final cognitive test scores.

This effect size means that Head Start, compared to no preschool, increases students» cognitive test scores by about 40 % greater than what they would have gained during the preschool year without Head Start or other preschool.

We use a representative panel data set containing cognitive test scores of 4 - 6

2) Data collected by Lumosity, an online brain - training program, suggests that self - reported sleep duration of seven hours is associated with the best cognitive test scores in over 150,000 adults.

Moreover, the researchers report, lithium chloride - treated mice were much less likely to show the 25 percent drop in memory and cognitive test scores seen in untreated mice given the same amount of alcohol.

(1) Head Start significantly improves cognitive test scores at the end of Head Start, or at kindergarten entrance, compared to no preschool at all.

Second, when we looked for significant predictors of the final cognitive test score, the rate of atrophy was one of the three main factors determining the final MMSE and TICS - M scores.

This study was designed to detect an effect of treatment on the rate of atrophy and was not powered to detect effects of treatment on cognitive test scores.

Marital conflict and a history of paternal psychiatric problems were independently linked with lower cognitive test scores; together with a working class home background these were the only factors that contributed to the deleterious effect of maternal postnatal depression.

Statistical adjustment for markers of home learning, family routines and psychosocial environments did more to explain the income gap in socioemotional difficulties than in cognitive test scores.

After controlling for factors known to influence brain volume and cognitive test scores, such as age and gender, the researchers found that a higher self - reported frequency of game playing was significantly associated with greater brain volume in several regions involved in Alzheimer's disease (such as the hippocampus) and with higher cognitive test scores on memory and executive function.

Cognitively Stimulating Activities Are Associated with Greater Brain Volumes and Higher Cognitive Test Scores

Data came from people who were 50 - years - old or older and had either normal brain function (their scores on cognitive tests were normal and they could perform everyday activities) or mild cognitive impairment (their cognitive test scores were lower than normal but they could still perform everyday activities).

A significant inverse correlation was observed between MR - proADM levels and cognitive test scores.

Some patients with MCI will actually have improved cognition after a year or two, if their cognitive test scores were brought down by an acute illness that gets addressed.»

Although the study was not powered to detect an effect of treatment on cognition (findings to be reported separately), in a post hoc analysis, we noted that final cognitive test scores were correlated to the rate of atrophy.

An analysis of published studies found no evidence that low - dose aspirin buffers against cognitive decline or dementia or improves cognitive test scores.

A 2002 study conducted by researchers at the Indiana University School of Medicine found that elderly patients who consumed the highest levels of selenium had higher cognitive test scores than those who consumed the lowest levels of the element.

Then, I'd focus on my district's tools to access all previous state assessment, district assessment and cognitive testing scores.

This might occur because at least some of these other preschool programs have larger immediate effects than Head Start on cognitive test scores.

These outcomes were most consistent for school achievement and cognitive test scores, and appeared to be sustained into the long term.

These benefits of earnings supplement programs appear to be concentrated in school achievement and cognitive test scores and are sustained in the long term.

Double burden of iron deficiency in infancy and low socioeconomic status: a longitudinal analysis of cognitive test scores to age 19 years