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Doctors used music instead of medication—what they saw in dementia patients was remarkable

July 25, 2025 0 Comments #039, Alternative Medicine, amp, Infant and Preschool Learning, Mental Health, Mental Health Research, music, Pregnancy and Childbirth, s Healthcare, Spirituality, Today&amp

A groundbreaking pilot in NHS dementia wards is using live music therapy—called MELODIC—to ease patient distress without relying on drugs. Developed by researchers and clinicians with input from patients and families, this low-cost approach embeds music therapists directly into care teams. Early results show improved patient wellbeing and less disruptive behavior, sparking hope for wider NHS adoption.

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Baby formula improved by ingredient often removed during homogenization

October 24, 2019 0 Comments Breastfeeding, Cell Biology, Cows, Sheep, Pigs, Endangered Plants, Infant and Preschool Learning, Infant's Health, Nutrition, Nutrition Research, Parenting

A clinical trial shows infants who consume formula containing milk fat globule membrane (MFGM) score higher in cognitive, language and motor development than infants consuming a milk-based formula that didn't contain MFGM.

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Young moms more likely to have kids with ADHD

October 24, 2019 0 Comments ADD and ADHD, Child Development, Child Psychology, Disorders and Syndromes, Infant and Preschool Learning, Mental Health, Parenting, Psychiatry

Young mothers have a greater chance of having a child with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) according to new research. Exploring the genetic relationship between female reproductive traits and key psychiatric disorders, it found that the genetic risk of ADHD in children was strongly associated with early maternal age at first birth, particular for women younger than 20.

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Babies understand counting years earlier than believed

October 24, 2019 0 Comments Child Development, Child Psychology, Creativity, Infant and Preschool Learning, Language Acquisition, Literacy, Numeracy, Parenting

Babies who are years away from being able to say 'one,' 'two,' and 'three' actually already have a sense of what counting means, researchers have discovered. The findings reveal that very early on, years earlier than previously believed, babies who hear counting realize that it's about quantity.

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College leadership training programs assessed

October 22, 2019 0 Comments Autism, Child Development, Educational Psychology, Infant and Preschool Learning, Intelligence, K-12 Education, Numeracy, Psychology

How effective are college programs designed to train the next generation of leaders?

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Animal study shows how stress and mother's abuse affects infant brain

October 21, 2019 0 Comments Animal Learning and Intelligence, Behavioral Science, Biology, Child Development, Child Psychology, Infant and Preschool Learning, mice, Parenting

A new study in rats shows the extent of brain damage in newborn rodents from even short-term abuse by their mother.

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Prevention better than cure at preventing young users from getting involved in cybercrime

October 21, 2019 0 Comments Child Development, Child Psychology, Computer Programming, Computers and Internet, Consumer Behavior, Infant and Preschool Learning, Internet, Math Puzzles

Highly-targeted messaging campaigns from law enforcement can be surprisingly effective at dissuading young gamers from getting involved in cybercrime, a new study has suggested.

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Mothers' behavior influences bonding hormone oxytocin in babies

October 17, 2019 0 Comments Child Development, Child Psychology, Epigenetics, Genes, Human Biology, Infant and Preschool Learning, Infant's Health, Parenting

A new epigenetic study now suggests that mothers' behavior can also have a substantial impact on their children's developing oxytocin systems.

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First smart speaker system that uses white noise to monitor infants' breathing

October 16, 2019 0 Comments Artificial intelligence, Asthma, Computer Science, Computers and Internet, Infant and Preschool Learning, Infant's Health, Lung Disease, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Parenting

Researchers have developed a new smart speaker skill that lets a device use white noise to both soothe sleeping babies and monitor their breathing and movement.

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Deaf infants more attuned to parent's visual cues

October 16, 2019 0 Comments Child Development, Child Psychology, Disability, Down Syndrome, Hearing Impairment, Hearing Loss, Infant and Preschool Learning, Infant's Health

A new study finds that deaf infants exposed to American Sign Language are especially tuned to a parent's eye gaze, itself a social connection between parent and child that is linked to early learning.

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