LearningRx1 July, 2014 | http://www.learningrx.org - Part 3

Self-repair in brain may preserve function

Jul 19, 2014 by

Certain parts of the brain have the ability to self-repair and make new brain cells. Boosting this ability may help preserve the brain in neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s....

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Reduced motor skills in early infancy may be autism

Jul 18, 2014 by

Research out of the Kennedy Krieger Institute indicates that limit motor skills in early infancy may be a trait of autism....

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ADHD and trauma often linked

Jul 17, 2014 by

Researchers have found that kids with ADHD usually have significantly higher rates of trauma than those without ADHD, including poverty, divorce, neighborhood violence and substance abuse among family members....

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Study says ADHD drugs don’t increase suicide risk

Jul 16, 2014 by

A new study from Sweden indicates that ADHD drugs don’t increase the risk of suicide attempts or suicide....

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Blocking endocannabinoids may trigger early Alzheimer’s...

Jul 15, 2014 by

New research from the Stanford University School of Medicine indicates that blocking the brain’s “marijuana” – endocannabinoids– may trigger early Alzheimer’s....

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Inborn deficit adds to dyscalculia

Jul 14, 2014 by

Researchers in Austria have discovered that an inborn deficit causes kids with dyscalculia (trouble with math) to have an imprecise representation of numbers....

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