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Mental Attitude: Concussions Affect School Performance Until Fully Recovered. Kids and teens who suffer from a concussion
may experience difficulty with learning and school work until they are fully recovered. Investigators surveyed 239 students who had
sustained a concussion and found that the 88% who had not fully recovered from their concussion had symptoms such as headaches,
fatigue, or trouble concentrating that interfered in at least one way at school. Lead study author Dr. Gerard Gioia adds, "The most
notable finding was the range and degree of problems and concerns that students with concussions and their parents reported with
school. The brain is one's organ of learning. When it is injured, it should not be surprising that learning will be affected."
Pediatrics, June 2015
Health Alert: Drinking Alcohol Early in Pregnancy May Affect Fetal Brain Development. A new study on mice has found that
drinking alcohol during the early stages of pregnancy may impact the brain development of offspring with life-long effects.
Researchers fed pregnant mice alcohol very early during gestation (the equivalent of about 3-4 weeks into a human pregnancy) and
analyzed its impact on their progeny. While they observed a number of developmental changes in the pups, perhaps the most troubling
involved structural changes to the hippocampus - an area of the brain associated with learning, memory, and emotion.
PLOS ONE, May 2015
Diet: Mediterranean Diet Plus Olive Oil or Nuts Boosts Thinking & Memory. If you want to keep your mind sharper as you age, a
new study suggests adding more olive oil or nuts to a Mediterranean-style diet. This diet is known for being rich in fruits, vegetables,
fish, and whole grains and low in red meat. Participants were randomly assigned to add extra virgin olive oil to a Mediterranean diet,
to supplement a Mediterranean diet with a mixture of walnuts, hazelnuts, and almonds, or to follow a low-fat diet. The researchers
found the seniors in both Mediterranean diet groups had greater improvements in thinking and memory when compared with those
who just ate a diet focused on low-fat foods. Lead researcher Dr. Emilio Ros writes, "You can delay the onset of age-related mental
decline with a healthy diet rich in foods with a high antioxidant power, such as virgin olive oil and nuts."
JAMA Internal Medicine, May 2015
Exercise: Prenatal Exercise Lowers Chances of C-sections & Higher Birth Weights. University of Alberta researchers have found
that pregnant women who exercise can significantly reduce their risk of undergoing Caesarean sections or giving birth to large babies.
The researchers came to their findings based on a review of 28 studies that looked at the influence of maternal exercise on baby
outcomes. Lead researcher Dr. Margie Davenport explains, "We found that women who exercised had a 31 percent reduction in the
risk of having a large baby without changing the risk of having a small baby or an earlier baby… Further, the risk of having a
Caesarean section was reduced by 20 percent." Obstetrics & Gynecology, May 2015
Chiropractic: Good Health and Attitude Aid in Back Pain Recovery! After following 3,929 seniors after a new episode of back
pain for one full-year, researchers found that participants who are highly confident their pain will improve and/or have fewer co-
morbid conditions were the patients most likely to have a satisfactory recovery. This study underscores the importance of both
maintain good health and a positive attitude into the later years. Spine, May 2015
Wellness/Prevention: MRI May Predict Breast Cancer Risk in Women. Researchers have found that MRI breast scans may help
predict which women are most likely to develop cancer in the near future. Among high-risk women who had an MRI screening, those
with a particular feature (background breast tissue that appears white) were nine times more likely to develop breast cancer over the
next few years. The researchers believe it's possible that down the line, this technique could be used to help predict which women will
develop breast cancer. Radiology, May 2015
Quote: “Keep your face always toward the sunshine - and shadows will fall behind you.” ~ Walt Whitman
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