David vs Goliath: How a Small Molecule Can Defeat Asthma Attacks An invisible particle enters your lungs. The next thing you know breathing becomes difficult. You are having as asthma attack. Asthma is one of the most common and difficult to endure chronic conditions. About 30 million Americans experience asthma attacks and 3 million have a severe, therapy-resistant form of the disease. In some cases, the condition can be fatal. "Despite the prevalence of asthma around the world, therapy for this condition has not significantly changed, with a few exceptions, in the last 70 to 80 years," said Dr. David Corry, professor of medicine-immunology, allergy and rheumatology at Baylor College of Medicine. "For the most part, we are still treating the symptoms of the disease, not the underlying causes. In this work we present a novel new way to target a pathway we think is at the core of this allergic condition." Read More |
Block Play Could Improve a Child's Math Skills, Executive Functioning Semi-structured block play among preschool-age children has the potential to improve two skills -- mathematics and executive functioning -- critical to kindergarten readiness, according a new study by Purdue University researchers. "As an early childhood expert, I feel like I'm constantly being asked by parents and teachers, 'What can I do with my child to support their school readiness skills?'" said Sara Schmitt, an assistant professor in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies. "What I find myself saying a lot, among other things, is block play. But there's actually not a lot of empirical evidence to support this statement, particularly with regard to mathematics and executive functioning development. That's why I wanted to do this study: I wanted to understand if these suggestions I was making to parents and teachers were actually valid." Read More |
Mother's Attitude to Baby During Pregnancy May Have Implications for Child's Development Mothers who 'connect' with their baby during pregnancy are more likely to interact in a more positive way with their infant after it is born, according to a study carried out at the University of Cambridge. Interaction is important for helping infants learn and develop. Researchers at the Centre for Family Research carried out a meta-analysis, reviewing all published studies in the field, in an attempt to demonstrate conclusively whether there was a link with the way parents think about their child during pregnancy and their behavior towards them postnatally. The results of their work, which draws data from 14 studies involving 1,862 mothers and fathers, are published in the journal Developmental Review. Read More |
Researchers Map Brain of Blind Patient Who Can See Motion Neuroscientists at Western University's Brain and Mind Institute, have confirmed and detailed a rare case of a blind woman able to see objects -- but only if in motion. A team led by neuropsychologist Jody Culham has conducted the most extensive analysis and brain mapping to date of a blind patient, to help understand the remarkable vision of a 48-year-old Scottish woman, Milena Canning. Canning lost her sight 18 years ago after a respiratory infection and series of strokes. Months after emerging blind from an eight-week coma, she was surprised to see the glint of a sparkly gift bag, like a flash of green lightning. Then she began to perceive, sporadically, other moving things: her daughter's ponytail bobbing when she walked, but not her daughter's face; rain dripping down a window, but nothing beyond the glass; and water swirling down a drain, but not a tub already full with water. Read More |
Urban Violence Can Hurt Test Scores Even for Kids Who Don't Experience It Children who attend school with many kids from violent neighborhoods can earn significantly lower test scores than peers with classmates from safer areas, according to a new Johns Hopkins University study. In schools where more kids have a high exposure to violence, the study found, their classmates score as much as 10 percent lower on annual standardized math and reading tests. The findings, which demonstrate how urban violence and school choice programs can work together to spread "collateral damage," appear today in the journal Sociology of Education. "Exposure to neighborhood violence has a much bigger impact that we think it does," said the lead author, Johns Hopkins sociologist Julia Burdick-Will. "It seeps into places that you don't expect. It can affect an entire school and how it's able to function." Read More |
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Criticism from Parents Affects How Children's Brains Respond to Emotional Information Children of highly critical parents show less attention to emotional facial expressions, according to new research from Binghamton University, State University at New York. "These findings suggest that children with a critical parent might avoid paying attention to faces expressing any type of emotion," said Kiera James, graduate student of psychology at Binghamton University, and lead author of the paper. "This behavior might affect their relationships with others and could be one reason why children exposed to high levels of criticism are at risk for things like depression and anxiety." The researchers wanted to examine how exposure to parental criticism impacts the way that children process and pay attention to facial expressions of emotion. One way to look at attention is through a neural marker called the Late Positive Potential (LPP), which provides a measure of how much someone is paying attention to emotional information, such as a face that is happy or sad. Read More |
Former Special Education Teacher Leaves $1 Million to School District A school district in New Jersey received a big gift from a former teacher. Genevieve Via Cava left a million dollars to the school district in Dumont, New Jersey after she passed away. People that knew her had no idea she had that kind of money, WCBS reported. Richard Jablonski, a friend of Genevieve said she spent her afternoons clipping coupons. She lived a very minimal lifestyle, with no vacations or even outfit changes. "She would wear the same clothes," said Jablonski. It came as a complete shock when he learned his friend of more than 30 years had an estate worth well over a million dollars. "I mean she floored me with that. I didn't know she had that type of money," said Jablonski. Genevieve had no immediate family. When she died in October of 2011, she left her home and everything in it to Jablonski. His son and grandkids now live in the house. Read More |
Overcoming Barriers by Disabilities through the Nora Project But for kids with disabilities, it's even easier to be left out. Now, a new program at one north suburban middle school is changing that, one friend at a time. CBS 2's Roseanne Tellez has the story of the Nora Project. A group of 4th graders greet their friend Fin with smiles and high fives. He and Conor are part of a project that connects children with mental and physical disabilities with buddies. In this case at Sunset Ridge Middle School in Northfield. Each encounter, like this bowling outing with Conor is a lesson in empathy. It all started with a simple request from Amanda Martinsen's cousin after she got news that her tiny baby Nora had suffered brain damage during surgery. Read More |
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Do Antipsychotic Medications for Children Raise Diabetes Risk? Widely used antipsychotic medications for troubled kids and teens can trigger weight gain and decrease insulin sensitivity, putting them at increased risk for diabetes, according to a new study. Antipsychotic medications are used in youngsters to treat nonpsychotic disorders associated with disruptive behavior, such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), the researchers noted. It was known that these drugs increase the risk for diabetes, but how they did so was unclear. "Over the past two decades, the U.S. has seen a dramatic increase in the use of antipsychotic medications in children ... part of a national phenomenon where children who have nonpsychotic disorders with disruptive behaviors are increasingly being treated with antipsychotic medications," said study senior author Dr. John Newcomer. He's a psychiatrist and professor of integrated medical science at Florida Atlantic University. Read More |
S is for Self-Regulation: Lessons in ADHD Emotional Control from "Sesame Street" Whether you're 4 or 74, chances are you know how to get to Sesame Street. Since its debut in 1969, "Sesame Street" has defined educational television, delighting generations of kids (and their parents) with its friendly Muppets, diverse cast, and honest, comforting lessons. Through the nonprofit Sesame Workshop, the show uses research-backed curricula to teach social skills, emotional regulation, and the academic building blocks that prepare its preschool audience for school, independence, and more. During its 43rd season (2012-2013), the show's creators began to overtly focus on executive functioning and self-regulation and executive function skills. Research has shown the importance of these fundamental skills for children's academic, social-emotional, and health development - fundamental skills that few children (and adults) are ever formally taught. Read More |
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