For children with habitual snoring and mild sleep apnea, early adenotonsillectomy did not improve executive function or attention compared with watchful waiting, a randomized clinical trial showed ...

A beloved cartoon character may be slowing children’s mental functions, a new study led a professor at the University of Virginia says.

Martinez said it seems logical that having less structured time would allow kids to enhance their executive function. "There is a certain pressure to perform in all these activities, and stress ...

Executive Function Disorder: The frontal lobe of the brain controls executive function -- everything from our ability to remember a phone number to finishing a homework assignment.

As students struggle with paying attention and managing stress, demand is soaring for a new—and often pricy—kind of support.

Children with mild sleep disordered breathing (SDB) showed no improvement in executive function or attention after adenotonsillectomy compared with those who did not have the surgery, but several ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- Can less tech time lead to better grades for pre-teens? The answer is yes, according to one study. Researchers found that decreased screen time was one big factor in ...

A new study shows that children with better physical fitness are more likely to have improved mental health and cognitive function as teenagers. Researchers found that higher cardiovascular ...

The results revealed that those kids who participated in regular household chores exhibited greater executive function as compared to those not involved in chores.

Nerve transfer surgery for children paralyzed by acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) who have not responded to a year or more of medical management may help restore function in these patients, early ...

Deborah J. Stipek, Theresa A. Roberts, Mary E. Sanborn, Preschool-Age Children's Performance Expectations for Themselves and Another Child as a Function of the Incentive Value of Success and the ...