LearningRx1 teens | http://www.learningrx.org - Part 4

Sports medicine physician says kids shouldn’t play football...

Aug 21, 2013 by

Dr. Pietro Tonino of Loyal University Medical Center is advising parents not to let their kids play high school. He says it’s just not worth the risks – especially long-term consequences of injuries sustained even during youth. Compared to...

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Impulsive young people more prone to drinking heavily

Jul 19, 2013 by

ADHD isn’t just about weak attention skills; for some, it’s also about impulsivity. And a new study from the University of Liverpool found that young people who show impulsive tendencies are more prone to drinking heavily at an early...

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Colleges making it harder to get ADHD meds

Apr 30, 2013 by

Some are now requiring that students go through a lengthy approval process that includes two months of testing and paperwork, as well signing a formal contracting promising that they’ll submit to drug testing, see a therapist every month and...

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Young adults who take Omega-3s have better memory

Oct 31, 2012 by

Healthy young adults can improve working memory by taking a daily supplement of Omega-3 fatty acids – even young adults who are already high functioning....

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Teens with ADHD more likely to start smoking

Aug 21, 2012 by

Here’s another reason ADHD puts your teen at risk: they’re more likely to start smoking.  A new study showed that kids who were treated for ADHD had a lower rate of smoking....

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Kids with ADHD have development delay in prefrontal cortex

Aug 3, 2012 by

You peaked in high school! (Your prefrontal cortex, that is.) The National Institute of Health has found that kids with ADHD experience developmental delay in frontal regions of the brain. “Normal” kids hit 50% peak in the right prefrontal...

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