Exercise leads to bigger brain in seniors
RICE / U. PITTSBURGH / U. ILLINOIS (US) — A year of moderate exercise improved memory in older adults by boosting the size of the brain’s hippocampus. “We think of the atrophy of the hippocampus in...
View ArticleTeen offenders: Get a job or go to school?
U. PITTSBURGH (US) — Juvenile offenders who work more than 20 hours weekly, but do not attend school regularly, display more antisocial behaviors than other teens. Researchers interviewed 1,350 serious...
View ArticleProud Black teens do better in school
U. PITTSBURGH (US) — African American teenagers perform better academically when their parents instill in them a sense of racial pride. New research shows that when parents use racial...
View ArticleWould a ‘nutrition score’ get you to buy healthy food?
When it comes to making healthier food purchases at the grocery store, the simpler the nutritional labels, the better. A new study finds that if shoppers only have to look at a single number—a score...
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