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

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.

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 ...

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

New study shows that a lack of executive function can put children on a low and sluggish learning curve that they are unlikely to break out of.

Kids with weak executive function face numerous challenges in school. They find it difficult to focus their attention or control their behavior—to plan, prioritize, strategize, switch tasks, or ...

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 ...

The multilingual children demonstrated better executive function than their peers who spoke one language, regardless of whether they were on the autism spectrum.

Researchers say nine minutes of exercise may be enough to boost children’s mood and cognitive skills.

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 ...

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 ...