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So much depends on the mother... ----- Posted: 19 April 2011 WELLINGTON : An expectant mother's diet during pregnancy can alter her baby's DNA in the womb, increasing its risk of obesity , heart disease and diabetes in later life, an international study has found. Researchers said the study provided the first scientific evidence linking pregnant women 's diet to childhood obesity, with major implications for public health. "This a a major breakthrough because for the first time it gives us the potential to work out the optimal diet a mother should eat," Professor Peter Gluckman from Auckland University 's Liggins Institute told AFP . "That's likely to vary slightly from mother to mother, but it could be a major tool in addressing the obesity epidemic." The study, conducted by scientists in Britain, New Zealand and Singapore, showed that what a mother ate during pregnancy could change the function of her child's DNA through a...

Image by MoonSoleil via Flickr NEW YORK   |   Thu Mar 3, 2011 ( Reuters Health ) - Parents who have a hard time getting their babies and toddlers to sleep at night may also often have trouble at mealtime, new study findings suggest. So-called behavioral insomnia , where a young child regularly resists bedtime or has trouble staying asleep, is common -- seen in up to 30 percent of children between the ages of 6 months and 3 years. A similar percentage have problems at mealtime, ranging from being an overly "fussy" eater to having a full-fledged " feeding disorder" - in which, for instance, parents can't get their child to follow any regular eating schedule, or the food refusal affects a child's weight. It might not be surprising to many parents that sleeping and eating issues often go hand-in-hand. But the new study, published in the journal Pediatrics , is the first to show this may be true. Among parents of 681 healthy kids 6 months to 3 years old, I...

Image via Wikipedia Here is one article that relates the classroom environment to the reception or learning curve of students . Hopefully this can be remedied - and in the long term, solved. ----- Negative environment leads to lows in classroom by Shari' N. Welton March 10, 2011 Students in classrooms lacking sufficient materials and whose teachers feel stressed and unappreciated by colleagues fare worse academically and are more likely to experience mental health issues, according to a study released Wednesday by University of Maryland researchers.

 “In essence, we’re looking at the class environment and how that matters for children’s well-being,” said  Melissa A. Milkie, sociology professor at the University of Maryland in College Park , Md. 

 The study, “ Classroom Learning Environments and the Mental Health of First-Grade Children,” appears in the March issue of the Journal of Health and Social Behavior . The research included a sample of abo...

Okay, so it is said. The DNA test could accidentally reveal incest , but I would disagree in all points that the incest is accidental, eh? Who says that our science today is no longer discovering new things? And while this discovery on DNA test 'revelation' thing is new, the thing about incest is not. Read on, and find out more. ----- Posted: 11 February 2011 PARIS: DNA tests designed to pinpoint development disorders in children can also inadvertently reveal whether a child was conceived through incest, a letter published by The Lancet on Friday warned. Doctors led by Arthur Beaudet at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas , said the discovery opens thorny ethical and legal problems for clinicians. The test, known as DNA microarray analysis , looks for patterns of single changes in the genetic code that can point to known disorders. But the patterns can also reveal details about the donor's parentage without the parents having to undergo a test...

Image via Wikipedia Parents, this is something to be wary of... technology isn't bad - we need it. Just don't over-need it, and become over-dependent on it ----- February 28 2011 at 10:00am By John Walshe London - The increasing use of technology in cellphones and music players is having a detrimental effect on teenagers' language and maths skills. School managers claim the increasing use of mobile phone texting, for example, is eroding standards of spelling and punctuation. In addition, the widespread availability of electronic calculators in phones, watches, music players and computers is eroding students' abilities in basic arithmetic. “Television and other technology-based entertainment are shortening everyone's attention span,” the Joint Managerial Body (JMB), which represents 400 secondary schools , said. In a submission to the Department of Education the JMB said the technology-driven culture of young people is serious challenge to teachers and...

The mental health issue keeps on being discussed and debated, and I've seen one article that relates mental health problems with poverty, and goes on to say why. And there is one other aspect of the article that I like: insisting that parents take a stand on child-rearing despite the odd facts of life. I can't repost the article here due to copyright issues, so if you are getting interested, click below for the article: Behavioral, mental health problems play big role in other childhood issues Related articles Mental Health on Abortion and Childbearing (beinghealthyhomeandaway.blogspot.com) Some news for Translucid and for Bob (translucid.ca) Three in 10 Britons suffer sleep problems which could cause mental health problems (mirror.co.uk) Better Mental Health Care Won't End Murder, But It Will Save Lives [Aftermath] (jezebel.com) You: Nick Clegg to unveil £400m plan to help "cure" mental health patients - Mirror.co.uk (news.google.com) Mental ...

Image via Wikipedia Anxiety , excessive worrying, is the symptoms when we’re stressed. In general, these symptoms can occur when you deal with important events such as exams or job interviews . There are easy ways to overcome this is by   writing . Research has shown that   writing   a few things that can cause anxiety is very effective to clear the mind and helps you to better focus on the challenges you will face. This technique has been shown to improve the skills of students by 20 percent when compared with students who are not doing anything at the time seized with   anxiety . To continue, follow the link for the full article: Write to eliminate anxiety Related articles Man Sues WikiLeaks and Julian Assange for $150 Million Over "EMOTIONAL DESTRESS" [Legal] (gizmodo.com) How School Counselors Assist Students with Test Anxiety (brighthub.com) The Simplest Way to Destress Your Body Before Labor Day (self.com) 6 Ways to Destress at Your Desk! (self...