It is a striking fact that in humans the greatest learnmg occurs precisely at that point in time- childhood- when the most dramatic maturational changes also occur. This report describes possible synergistic interactions between maturational change and the ability to learn a complex domain

and that this reduction in speed leads to impairments in cognitive functioning because of what are termed the limited time mechanism and the simultaneity mechanism. That is, cognitive perfor-mance is degraded when processing is slow because relevant operations cannot be successfully exe-cuted (limited time) and because

and anonymous referees for helpful suggestions, and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur That wealthy people live longer and have lower morbidity, on average, than do poor people has been well documented across countries, within countries at a point in time, and over time with economic growth

A t any given time, up to 15 per-cent of children and adolescents have some symptoms of depres-sion. Five percent of those nine to 17 years of age meet the criteria for major depressive disorder,1,2 and 3 percent of adolescents have dysthymic disorder.3 The incidence of depressive disorders

This review of the obesity epidemic provides a comprehensive description of the current situation, time trends, and disparities across gender, age, socioeconomic status, racial/ethnic groups, and geographic regions in the United States based on national data. The authors searched studies published

ABSTRACT Overweight or Obesity, defined as abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that presents a risk to health. Years pass, but obesity still remains as major health problem or condition starting from infant to old age individuals. Back to the past if we analyze the reasons for obesity the reasons include intake of more calories, Sedentary Lifestyle, insufficient sleep and rarely obesity gene. People with obesity have the probability of diabetes, heart disease, stroke, arthritis, and some cancers. Present work shows the various paths of obesity from the past, recent advances in the present and future challenges. Youth stoutness has dramatically multiplied in kids and quadrupled in teenagers in the previous 30 years.

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Abstract. Evaluations of the African childhood malaria burden do not fully quantify the contributions of cerebral malaria (CM), CM-associated neurological sequelae, malarial anemia, respiratory distress, hypoglycemia, and pregnancy-related complications. We estimated the impact of these malaria

Childhood systemic vasculitides are a group of rare diseases with multi-organ involvement and potentially devastating consequences. After establishment of new classification criteria (Ankara consensus conference in 2008), it is now time to establish measures for proper definition of activity

placentation, maternal blood pressure, fetal undernutrition; childhood growth, activation of the renin-angiotensin system, renal structure, programming of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, vascular structure, and sympathetic nervous activity. For noninsulin-dependent diabetes we discuss mechanisms