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1### [Child's Counting Comprehension May Depend on Objects Counted, Study Shows](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/04/130418154405.htm)
1### [Learning a New Language Alters Brain Development](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/08/130829124351.htm)
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3Psychologists have found that use of certain objects for counting have mixed results with preschoolers, particularly if those ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/04/130418154405.htm)
3The age at which children learn a second language can have a significant bearing on the structure of their adult brain, according to a new study. ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/08/130829124351.htm)
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5### [Learning Disabilities Affect Up to 10 Percent of Children](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/04/130418142309.htm)
5### [School-Age Drinking Increases Breast Cancer Risk](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/08/130828172649.htm)
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7Up to 10 percent of the population are affected by specific learning disabilities, such as dyslexia, dyscalculia and autism, translating to 2 or ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/04/130418142309.htm)
7Here's a sobering fact for millions of young women heading back to school: The more alcohol they drink before motherhood, the ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/08/130828172649.htm)
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9### [No 'Silver Bullet' for Science Standards](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/04/130418142300.htm)
9### [How Mate Choice Is Influenced by 'Sexual Imprinting' Revealed by High School Students](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/08/130827113029.htm)
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11America's K-12 teachers are not fully prepared to meet a new set of science standards, an education scholar argues in Science. ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/04/130418142300.htm)
11Two Tennessee high school students have used a combination of analytical models and individual-based mathematical simulations, to ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/08/130827113029.htm)
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13### [Making Fruit Easier to Eat Increases Sales and Consumption in School Cafeterias](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/04/130417165007.htm)
13### [Long-Term Memory Stored in the Cortex](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/08/130827091629.htm)
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15People believe that children avoid fruit because of the taste and allure of alternative packaged snacks. Researchers have concluded ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/04/130417165007.htm)
15'Where' and 'how' memories are encoded in a nervous system is one of the most challenging questions in biological research. The formation and recall of associative memories is ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/08/130827091629.htm)
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