Gestational Age Influences Academic Achievement Even Among Full Term Babies
That gestational age at birth affects the later academic achievement of premature babies is widely known. Babies who are born later but still prematurely tend to fare better than babies who are born...
View ArticleTeen Moms with Higher Educational Hopes Give Birth to Heavier Babies
Educational achievement and educational aspiration appear to correlate to higher birth weight babies among teen moms, says a new study published in the open access journal BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth....
View ArticleObesity Linked to Lower Academic Performance Among Teen Girls
Obesity has been linked to a number of health risks such as cardiovascular disease, prediabetes, and many types of cancer. Now a new study by from various universities in the United Kingdom suggests a...
View ArticleLower Birth Weight Linked to Lower Academic Performance
Previous research has linked birth weight with a number of outcomes later in life. Low birth weight increases the risk of health problems such as high blood pressure, insulin resistance, cardiovascular...
View ArticleFast Food Consumption Linked to Poorer Academic Outcomes Among Children
Eating fast food too often can cause health problems such as obesity. Now a new study links the consumption of fast food to academic growth, finding that children who eat a lot of fast food in fifth...
View ArticleLonger Breastfeeding Linked to Higher Intelligence, Longer Schooling, and...
In the short term, breastfeeding decreases the prevalence of infectious diseases and mortality them among infants. But what about long term benefits? According to a new study published in the journal...
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