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Concussion testing for student athletes is common, but some question its worth
The Washington Post: If you have a child playing ice hockey, lacrosse, soccer or football this fall, chances are good he or she has taken a computerized examination called ImPACT, for Immediate Post-Concussion Assessment and
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Profanity on TV Linked to Foul-Mouthed Kids
U.S. News & World Report: Is TV turning our kids into fountains of four-letter words? Maybe so, says a new study that finds a link between foul-mouthed inner-city children and profanity-ridden shows and video games.
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Child mental disorders: New diagnosis or another dilemma?
Los Angeles Times: The final straw for Carolyn Alves came last fall when she tried to help her daughter Cecelia dress for kindergarten. The volatile 6-year-old had worked herself into a frenzy as she tried
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Earlier Autism Diagnosis Could Mean Earlier Interventions
Autism historically was diagnosed between the ages of 2 and 3, but new research is finding symptoms of autism spectrum disorders in babies during their first years of life.
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Language Lessons From Babies
The New York Times: In today’s 18 and Under column, Dr. Perri Klass writes about new science of bilingualism and how scientists are teasing out the earliest differences between brains exposed to one language and
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Frauen: Aggressiver durchs Stillen
Yahoo Deutschland: Sie absolvierten mit 54 Frauen einen Aggressionstest. Von den Teilnehmerinnen waren 19 kinderlose Frauen, 18 stillende Mütter und 17 Frauen, die ihren Kindern Muttermilchersatz gaben. Bei dem Test sollten sie ein Reaktionsduell an
