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Excess physical activity, less screen time linked to better function in to
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
"Executive function underlies your ability to engage in goal-directed behaviors," said University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign kinesiology and community health professor Naiman Khan, who led the study with graduate student Arden McMath and food science and human nutrition professor Sharon Do
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Study finds more physical activity, less screen time linked to better exec
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 19 (ANI): A new study found that 24-month-old children who spent less than 60 minutes looking at screens each day and those who engaged in at least 60 minutes of daily physical activity had better executive function than their peers. Executive function includes the a
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Study finds no adverse effects of early fluoride exposure found on childho
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 12 (ANI): A new study has provided evidence that exposure to fluoridated water by young children was not negatively associated with child emotional, behavioural development and executive functioning in their adolescent years.
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Research: More physical exercise and less screen time linked to better exe
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Illinois [US], September 29 (ANI): A new study explored whether adherence to American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines for diet and physical activity had any relationship with toddlers' ability to remember, plan, pay attention, shift between tasks and regulate their own thoughts and behaviou
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Study finds 10 minutes run can boost brain processing
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 25 (ANI): A team of researchers from the University of Tsukuba have found that only ten minutes of moderate-intensity running can help the part of the brain that plays an important role in controlling mood and executive functions.
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Cognitive, behavioural problems in children born extremely preterm linked
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 18 (ANI): During a recent study, researchers found that among six and seven-year-olds who were born before the 28th week of pregnancy and those who had more than two hours of screen time a day were more likely to have deficits in overall IQ, executive functioning, impul
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High daily screen time linked to cognitive, behavioural problems in childr
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 16 (ANI): Parents, take note! Among six and seven-year-olds who were born extremely preterm, before the 28th week of pregnancy, those who had more than two hours of screen time a day were more likely to have deficits in overall IQ, executive functioning (problem-solving
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Study suggests outside factors may help children develop internal control
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 7 (ANI): The ability to control your own behaviour, known as executive function, might not exist all in your head. In a novel study, researchers are applying the theory of executive function to children and they revealed that the function affects everything from childr
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External factors might help children to develop internal control
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 5 (ANI): The findings of a recent study suggest that the ability to control one's own behavior, known as executive function, might not exist at all in the head. A new theory proposes that it develops with many influences from outside the mind.
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Assessing depression symptoms may help ease cognitive complaints in women
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 28 (ANI): In a recent study, researchers have found that an assessment of anxiety and depression symptoms in women who have undergone surgical menopause for cancer risk reduction or RRSO may help in finding ways to ease cognitive distress in them.
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Study focuses on executive function in women post menopause
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 27 (ANI): A recent study indicates that an assessment of anxiety and depression symptoms in women who have undergone surgical menopause for cancer risk reduction or RRSO may help in finding ways to ease cognitive distress in them.
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Early life challenges affect how children focus on activities
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 6 (ANI): Facing adversities and challenges during the early years of lives affect children's executive function skills and their ability to focus and organize tasks, recent findings suggest.
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