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New data on teen texting is disturbing, to say the least. Over the past three years, teen texting is up 600%, with the average number of texts among teens hitting 3000 texts every month. Increasingly, doctors are treating teens for sleep disorders because one out of five teens wake up at night so they can ...

A life changing realization came to Mia Tischer while she was training for a marathon. It dawned on her that if the body could be trained to enhance physical performance, why couldn’t the brain could be trained to enhance mental performance? Shortly after that realization, Mia made the decision to partner with LearningRx, a brain ...

“My name is Sally Francklyn and I have a traumatic brain injury.” In their recent coverage of well-known freeskiier Sally Francklyn, ESPN describes the young woman as a writer, skier, and much-loved personality in the freeskiing industry. Sally, who had recently landed a position as a public relations spokesperson for ski gear icons Nordica and ...

Should teachers teach to individual learning styles? Does research show that teaching to learning styles is effective? Are learning styles determined by brain skills or preference? An article inScientific American explores these and other questions that matter to educators and parentseverywhere. The article begins with the story of Dr. Ken Gibson who, inspired by hisown ...

Did you know that living with stress, eating junk food, and embracing thesedentary life as a couch potato aren’t just bad for your mood andbody, they’re bad for your brain, too? This is the reason professionalswho deal with brain health often tout the benefits of exercise, eatingwell and reducing stress. Your brain can benefit from ...

A common myth about dyslexia is that it’s caused by weak visual processing. One reason this myth is so stubborn is because it sounds reasonable. After all, we use vision to read, so if reading is hard, there must be a problem with the brain’s visual system, right? Wrong. Scientists have known for years that ...

Your grandmother asks how you liked her Spam® burger. Gulp. Choosing your words carefully, you say, "I’ve never eaten anything like it! What unique texture!" Your boss asks why you’re late. Gulp. You tell him about the accident that tied up two lanes of traffic, but you conveniently leave out the fact that you also ...

We hear sounds (like birds chirping) and voices (like a teacher giving a homework assignment), but do we really listen? Carole Elkeles is a retired educator who believes that if kids know how to listen, both school and life will be easier to handle. She says, "Listening skills are learned…and listening is basic for communicating, ...

Maybe someone’s been monkeying around, but we went ape over the creative product reviews of the Hutzler 571 Banana Slicer on Amazon.com. Either this real product sold on Amazon.com is particularly appealing to creative writers, or one creative soul has gone to a lot of trouble to create a string of the most entertaining, outrageous ...

Aquaponics is a relatively new gardening technology that grows fish andvegetables together. From a gardening standpoint, aquaponics is sheer genius, creating a symbioticsystem in which fish create nutrients for the plants, and plants filterthe water for the fish. The outcome? Healthier, happier fish; healthier,happier veggies. No chemicals allowed. Oh, and because the same wateris recycled ...