Stress may 'damage child brains'
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High levels of stress may physically scar a child's brain, research suggests.
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Noisy toys could be doing more harm than simply driving haggard parents up the wall. A new study suggests they could also be damaging children&#39;s&#39; hearing.
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Dr. Amy FT Arnsten of Yale Medical School says stressful situations activate an enzyme in the brain called protein kinase C, which impairs the short-term memory and other functions in the prefrontal cortex, the executive-decision part of the brain.
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Nutrition in the first weeks of life could have a profound impact on the way the brain develops, research suggests.
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The stress of caring for a sick child can add 10 or more years to the biological age of a woman&#39;s cells, researchers have found.
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Children who have long, frequent or aggressive temper tantrums may be at risk of depression or disruptive disorders, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.
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People under stress can probably relate to the fact that they become forgetful and now, researchers have scientific evidence that explains the reason why.
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It has long been clear that chronic stress wreaks havoc on our health. Scientists have now found molecular signs of this harm. In a study of mothers of chronically ill children, the cells
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The smallest premature babies, already at high risk of brain damage, are likely to develop even more mental disorders if they get any infection in the first weeks of life, researchers said on Tuesday.
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Toys that stimulate a young child&#39;s mind could permanently boost their brain function, according to research. Scientists found skills learned very early in life may trigger permanent changes in the structure of the brain.
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Among abused and neglected children who are genetically prone to develop depression, the risk of doing so may be reduced if they have someone to talk to, share good news with and get advice from, new study findings show.
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Children whose mothers are stressed are at higher risk for asthma, Canadian researchers said on Tuesday.
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Stress can prove fatal for people with 'faulty wiring' between the brain and the heart, research has suggested.
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Children must learn to cope with teasing to help them develop resilience, a leading expert says.
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Young children who watch more  than a couple of hours of television a day are more likely to  have attention problems as adolescents, researchers from New  Zealand have found.
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WEDNESDAY, Nov. 24 (HealthDayNews) -- Stress caused by events such as moving, changes in family relationships and death can raise a child's risks for asthma attacks four-fold, according to a study in the latest issue of the journal Thorax.
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