NYU Child Study Center presents third Annual Adam Katz Memorial Lecture series
... treatment children can lead successful lives both academically and socially. Speakers for this year's lecture series include Barbara Corcoran and Rosemary Tannock, Ph.D. Barbara Corcoran, Founder and Chairman of The Corcoran Group will present "The Possibilities Within a Disability." Ms. Corcoran will discuss ...High school start times deprive teens of sleep, affect academic performance
...adolescents of sleep and force students to perform academically in the early morning, a time of day when they are at their worst, according to a study in the June issue of the journal Pediatrics. Results from high school senior sleep/wake diaries kept for the study also showed that adolescents lost as much as tw...Federal grant to expand MCG pipeline programs for minorities
...h participating college will annually enroll eight academically strong, motivated rising sophomores, teach the Saturday sessions on their campus and pay a portion of the cost. Pre-med advisors at the colleges will serve as program coordinators. "This illustrates their commitment to their students," Ms. James said...Psychologically distressed children more likely to be involved in bullying
...n some form of bullying, and children who struggle academically are more likely to be victims and bully-victims."...A good night's sleep can mean a better day at school
...ence in Washington, D.C. In the study, 74 healthy, academically successful children between the ages of 6 and 12 were monitored for a three-week period. During the first week of the study, they slept their normal amount. For the second two weeks, they went to bed a little earlier one week and much later than norm...Hidden cost of teen pain in the UK almost 4 billion per year
..., are absent from more school and tend to do worse academically than those without pain. "Although we are beginning to know more about the psychological and social burden of chronic adolescent pain, we don't know much about the financial costs of living with, or caring for, an adolescent with chronic pain." "Cost...Research finds vigorous exercise equals better academics
...uence grades. "The students who performed better academically in this study were the most active, meaning those who participated in a sport or other vigorous activity at least three times a week." It's important to note, said Pivarnik, that the grades of the students taking the physical education course did n....... to 1 p.m. They thought they would perform better academically and that their grades would improve if they could sleep longer. Richard Schwab, M.D., of the University of Pennsylvania, conducted the study with his daughter Amanda, one of the sleep-deprived teens who attended Harriton High School. I watched her ge...