NACD Science Corner Vol. 14 – Why Do People with Down Syndrome Have Less Cancer?
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NACD Science Corner Vol. 14 – Why Do People with Down Syndrome Have Less Cancer?

A study published in Nature – International Journal of Science confirms that individuals with extra copies of chromosome 21, as found in individuals with Down syndrome, have genes that block certain types of cancer growth. This may have far-reaching implications in the therapies we use to treat cancer. Most types of cancer are rare in…

NACD Science Corner Vol. 13 – Is Reading to Your Child Better Than Using Other Media?
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NACD Science Corner Vol. 13 – Is Reading to Your Child Better Than Using Other Media?

  A newly published study explored the effects of reading to your child versus having them use other media, such as watching a cartoon or listening to an audiobook. “In a single generation, the explosion of screen-based media has transformed the experience of childhood, from TV and videos, to an unlimited range of content available…

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Getting Unstuck – Changing the Picture for Your Child

Implications on everything from what your child will eat to putting down a toilet seat by Bob Doman   Developmentally, behaviorally and educationally children tend to get stuck. The younger the child, the lower the child’s processing or the slower the child’s development, the easier it is for them to get stuck. To understand why…

NACD Science Corner Vol. 12 – Brain Function Begins to Decline Over the Age of 24
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NACD Science Corner Vol. 12 – Brain Function Begins to Decline Over the Age of 24

  A study out of Simon Frazer University indicates that cognitive-motor function begins to decline at the age of 24. In this study the researchers analyzed the data derived from 3,305 players, ranging in age from 16 to 44, of a complex computer game called Starcraft 2. According to Joe Thompson, the lead investigator of the…

NACD Science Corner Vol. 11 – Study Links Child Prodigies & Working Memory
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NACD Science Corner Vol. 11 – Study Links Child Prodigies & Working Memory

A 2012 study of child prodigies conducted by Joanne Ruthsatz and Jourdan B. Urbach found that all the children studied tested in the 99th percentile for working memory. Each of the child prodigies tested at what was considered a moderately elevated intelligence and exhibited high scores relative to their attention to detail. But the most…

Science Corner Vol. 10 – How Watching Television Can Affect Your Child’s Health
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Science Corner Vol. 10 – How Watching Television Can Affect Your Child’s Health

  Researchers at the University of Montreal and its affiliated Saint-Justine Mother and Child University Hospital reported that each weekly hour of TV watched by 2.5- to 4.5-year olds had statistically significant effect correlation to athletic ability and waist size by the second and fourth grade, respectively, for those children. Parents of 1,314 children reported…