New research has found associations between many aspects of students’ lives during high school and their weight decades later at midlife.
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Author: [reposted by] Jim Liebelt
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Children who spend more time playing outdoors or participating in different sports tend to develop better motor skills as they advance through elementary school, a new study says.
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A study finds that adolescents who sleep for longer — and from an earlier bedtime — than their peers tend to have improved brain function and perform better at cognitive tests.
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New research from Rutgers Health revealed that when paternal depression goes undiagnosed or unaddressed, the negative social and behavioral effects on children can persist for years.
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