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• Early-life traffic-related air pollution exposure linked to hyperactivity
• Bed sharing leads to fivefold increase in risk of crib death for babies whose parents do not smoke
• Practice makes perfect? Not so much, new research finds
• Gym class reduces probability of obesity, study finds for first time
• Less sleep associated with increased risk of crashes for young drivers
• Combined wood and tobacco smoke exposure increases risk and symptoms of COPD
• Link between childhood ADHD and obesity revealed in first long-term study
• One in 10 teens using 'study drugs,' but parents aren't paying attention

Early-life traffic-related air pollution exposure linked to hyperactivity Posted: 20 May 2013 10:12 PM PDT Early-life exposure to traffic-related air pollution was significantly associated with higher hyperactivity scores at age 7, according to new research.

Bed sharing leads to fivefold increase in risk of crib death for babies whose parents do not smoke Posted: 20 May 2013 03:54 PM PDT Parents who share a bed with their breastfed baby could face a fivefold increase in the risk of crib death, even if the parents do not smoke, according to a new study.

Practice makes perfect? Not so much, new research finds Posted: 20 May 2013 01:39 PM PDT Turns out, that old "practice makes perfect" adage may be overblown. New research finds that a copious amount of practice is not enough to explain why people differ in level of skill in two widely studied activities, chess and music.

Gym class reduces probability of obesity, study finds for first time Posted: 20 May 2013 01:36 PM PDT Little is known about the effect of physical education on child weight, but a new study finds that increasing the amount of time that elementary schoolchildren spent in gym class reduces the probability of obesity.

Less sleep associated with increased risk of crashes for young drivers Posted: 20 May 2013 01:32 PM PDT A new study suggests less sleep per night is associated with a significant increase in the risk for motor vehicle crashes for young drivers.

Combined wood and tobacco smoke exposure increases risk and symptoms of COPD Posted: 20 May 2013 11:27 AM PDT People who are consistently exposed to both wood smoke and tobacco smoke are at a greater risk for developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and for experiencing more frequent and severe symptoms of the disease, as well as more severe airflow obstruction, than those who are exposed to only one type of smoke.

Link between childhood ADHD and obesity revealed in first long-term study Posted: 20 May 2013 08:39 AM PDT A new study found men diagnosed as children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) were twice as likely to be obese in a 33-year follow-up study compared to men who were not diagnosed with the condition.

One in 10 teens using 'study drugs,' but parents aren't paying attention Posted: 20 May 2013 06:44 AM PDT Just one in 100 parents believe their kids have used prescription stimulants to boost grades, according to a new poll.

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