Could this precision medicine approach help you delay dementia?
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Combining genetic risk with cardiovascular disease risk factors — such as high LDL cholesterol, obesity, and hypertension — may predict who is more likely to develop dementia, according to a new study led by UC San Francisco.
Excessive screen use among school-aged children has been linked to sleep disturbances and behavioral problems, but its effects on brain development have remained unclear. Now, researchers from Japan have examined data from over 11,000 children to explore the relationship between screen time, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms, and brain structure. Their findings reveal that longer daily screen exposure is linked to increased ADHD symptoms and measurable changes in brain development.
Exposure to housing hardship before the age of 5 may influence “housing insecurity” in early adulthood, according to Rutgers-led research.
A combination of outreach methods – including texts, automated messages, and live phone calls – can significantly improve follow-up care for hard-to-reach patients after they have been discharged, according to a new nursing study from UCSF Health.
Children who count on their fingers between ages 4 and 6 1/2 have better addition skills by age 7 than those who don’t use their fingers, suggesting that finger counting is an important stepping stone to higher math skills, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.