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Josh spends lots of time on PE now. He is very keen on gross motor activities and his hand-eye coordination and strength are now maturing. He got another award for…
Antibiotics cause weight gain in children
This study at the University of Helsinki suggests that the use of antibiotics in young children may alter the natural populations of gut microbes and leave them vulnerable to weight…
Bacteria in our gut can control our appetite
This study, led by Sergueï O. Fetissov, a professor from Rouen University in France, found that certain strains of gut bacteria, including a benign strain of E.Coli, were capable of…
Late nights can lead to obesity
This 5 year study of more than 3,300 American teenagers led by Lauren Asarnow of the University of California indicated that every extra hour that teenagers stayed up during the…
Using electronic devices at bedtime can harm sleep
This study, led by Dr. Mari Hysing at the regional Centre for Child and Youth Mental Health and Child Welfare in Bergen, Norway, found that electronic devices of all kinds…
TVs in bedrooms cause children to lose sleep
This study, run by the Harvard School of Public Health, indicated that children lose seven minutes of sleep for every hour of television they watch a day. They followed 18,000…
Poor sleep can age elderly people by as much as five years
A study by Dr. Terri Blackwell of the California Pacific Medical Centre Research Institute found that quality of sleep predicted future cognitive decline. Fragmented sleep and lower sleep efficiency were…
Mobile phones, electronic games and TVs in bedrooms – and weight issues
We are bombarded with messages now about the dangers posed by our children’s overuse of electronic devices. Much of this goes on in their bedrooms, and much of it also…
Sleep Quality and Memory Systems
It is well worth reading this article fully and the links to related articles at the bottom. This series of articles on Berkeley research into sleep underline how important sleep…
Sleep deprivation increases with use of technology before bedtime
In this 2014 study, Prof Richard Wiseman of the University of Hertfordshire conducted an online study into the sleeping habits of 2,149 adults indicating a 50% rise in the number…