by Tess Lawson | Jul 28, 2014 | ADHD, ADHD, Autism, Alzheimers & Addiction Issues, Nutritional Advice, Stress, Youth and Anxiety
ADHD? Omega-3 reduces ADHD symptoms in rats – A new multidisciplinary study shows a clear connection between the intake of omega-3 fatty acids and a decline in ADHD symptoms in rats. Researchers at the University of Oslo have observed the behaviour of rats and...
by Tess Lawson | Jul 26, 2014 | ADHD, ADHD, Autism, Alzheimers & Addiction Issues, Stress, Youth and Anxiety
Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, USA Neurofeedback is a nonpharmacological treatment for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). We propose that operant conditioning of...
by Tess Lawson | Jul 25, 2014 | Brain Injuries, Depression, Stress, Youth and Anxiety
Adults with head injuries are known to be at high risk for depression, and yet little research had been done on the topic related to children. In the abstract, “Depression in Children Diagnosed with Brain Injury or Concussion,” presented Oct. 25 at...
by Tess Lawson | Jul 24, 2014 | ADHD, Autism, Alzheimers & Addiction Issues, Stress, Youth and Anxiety
Opiate addiction is largely controlled by the formation of powerful reward memories. Neuroscientists at Western University (London, Canada) have made a remarkable new discovery revealing the underlying molecular process by which opiate addiction develops in the brain....
by Tess Lawson | May 1, 2014 | Stress, Youth and Anxiety
As they get older, baby owls change their sleeping patterns. The older they get, the less time they spent in REM sleep. …the team found that owlets expressing higher levels of the gene involved in melanism had less REM sleep than expected for their age,...
by Tess Lawson | Apr 30, 2014 | Stress, Youth and Anxiety
A recent study shows that children are adept at absorbing swearwords. That’s the power of linguistic taboos for you ‘I think it’s part of them learning about their emotions and emotional expression,’ says Dr Timothy Jay. Want want to calm your...
