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• Transition From Homeschool to Traditional School Made Easier After LearningRx

  Dec 8, 2019
  After years of homeschool, Sahara struggled to join the traditional school setting, especially when it came to studying and test taking. She also struggled with confidence when showing her 4H animals. ...
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• Mom of Student With ADHD Says, “LearningRx is different from anything we’ve tried!”

  Dec 7, 2019
  When Carson came to LearningRx, he had been diagnosed with ADHD and was struggling with schoolwork. Rather than just relying on tutoring or pills to improve attention, Carson’s mom brought him in for ...
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• Student Who Struggled With ADHD Get Into Top Choice College

  Dec 6, 2019
  Wesley is one of the hardest-working young men you’ll ever meet. The Raleigh high schooler loves all things agriculture and has always wanted to attend college at North Carolina State. Unfortunately, ...
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• Gender-specific brain cells have been found in mice

  Dec 5, 2019
  A team of researchers from the Allen Institute for Brain Science and the California Institute of Technology have discovered that the brains of male and female mice may have differences at the cellular ...
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• Food allergies and ADHD may be linked

  Dec 3, 2019
  ADDitude magazine reported on a study from 2018 that found that children with food allergies may be more likely to display symptoms of ADHD (or oppositional defiant disorder). The researchers focused ...
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• The Biggest Brain Breakthroughs of 2019

  Dec 1, 2019
  Our understanding of the brain increases with each passing year, thanks to advances in technology and medicine. We have new methods to study it, improve it and even fix it, but sometimes the big ...
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• Eating fish while pregnant may improve baby’s attention later

  Nov 28, 2019
  Although most pregnant women probably know not to risk eating raw sushi, a new study from Barcelona Institute for Global Health has shown the importance of eating a diet rich in lean and fatty ...
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• Blood thinner may help delay Alzheimer’s

  Nov 26, 2019
  Are you or someone you love taking an anticoagulant to prevent blood clots? A team of investigators from New York and Spain found than one particular blood thinner may help delay the development of ...
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• Coffee and chocolate may make you smarter!

  Nov 21, 2019
  According to an article in Inc., separate studies have shown that drinking coffee and/or eating dark chocolate, is good for your brain. A study published in Neurochemical Research magazine showed that ...
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• A dance break may boost brain function

  Nov 19, 2019
  Are you a good dancer? Never mind—it doesn’t matter! According to dance psychologist and TEDx speaker Peter Lovatt, Ph.D., taking a five-minute dance break is a quick, easy way to improve your brain ...
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