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Legalizing Medical Marijuana Doesn't Increase Use Among Adolescents, Study Says
Apr. 23, 2014 — Parents and physicians concerned about an increase in adolescents' marijuana use following the legalization of medical marijuana can breathe a sigh of relief. According to a new study that ... full story -
Picture Books Aren't Just Fun: Children Learn Sophisticated Animal Facts When Parent Read Them
Apr. 23, 2014 — Children hear as much sophisticated information about animals when parents read picture book stories about animals as when they read flashcard-type animal vocabulary books, according to a new study. ... full story -
Effectiveness of Medications for Treating Epileptic Seizures in Children Examined
Apr. 22, 2014 — Although some studies have suggested that the drug lorazepam may be more effective or safer than the drug diazepam in treating a type of epileptic seizures among children, a randomized trial finds ... full story -
Impact of Facebook Unfriending Analyzed by Researchers
Apr. 22, 2014 — Two studies are shedding new light on the most common type of 'friend' to be unfriended on Facebook and their emotional responses to it. The studies show that the most likely person to be ... full story -
Coming Up With Explanations Helps Children Develop Cause-and-Effect Thinking Skills
Apr. 22, 2014 — Children learn more effectively when they are asked to explain and explore, new research shows. The study shows that young children who come up with explanations while learning are able to connect ... full story -
Almost One-Third of Canadian Adults Have Experienced Child Abuse
Apr. 22, 2014 — Almost one-third of adults in Canada have experienced child abuse -- physical abuse, sexual abuse or exposure to intimate partner (parents, step-parents or guardians) violence in their home. As well, ... full story -
Life Stressors Trigger Neurological Disorders, Researchers Find
Apr. 22, 2014 — When mothers are exposed to trauma, illness, alcohol or other drug abuse, these stressors may activate a single molecular trigger in brain cells that can go awry and activate conditions such as ... full story -
Child's Autism Risk Accelerates With Mother's Age Over 30
Apr. 22, 2014 — Older parents are more likely to have a child who develops an autism spectrum disorder than are younger parents. A recent study provides more insight into how the risk associated with parental age ... full story -
First Brain Images of African Infants Enable Research Into Cognitive Effects of Nutrition
Apr. 22, 2014 — Brain activity of babies in developing countries could be monitored from birth to reveal the first signs of cognitive dysfunction, researchers say. The cognitive function of infants can be visualized ... full story -
Single Motherhood Does Not Make Women Unhappy, Study Reports
Apr. 22, 2014 — Raising a child outside of marriage poses many challenges – but does not have a negative impact on women’s happiness, according to new research. All in all, we found no evidence to support the ... full story -
Codeine Often Prescribed to Children, Despite Available Alternatives
Apr. 21, 2014 — Despite its potentially harmful effects in children, codeine continues to be prescribed in U.S. emergency rooms, according to new research. "Despite strong evidence against the use of codeine in ... full story -
Treating Depression in Parkinson's Disease Patients: New Research
Apr. 18, 2014 — Interesting new information has been found from a study on depression and neuropsychological function in Parkinson's disease. The study, which assessed cognitive function in depressed and ... full story -
Better Way to Deal With Bad Memories Suggested
Apr. 18, 2014 — A simple and effective emotion-regulation strategy that has neurologically and behaviorally been proven to lessen the emotional impact of personal negative memories, researchers have shown. ... full story -
Impact of Childhood Bullying Still Evident After 40 Years
Apr. 17, 2014 — The negative social, physical and mental health effects of childhood bullying are still evident nearly 40 years later, according to new research. The study is the first to look at the effects of ... full story -
Proteomics Discovers Link Between Muscle Damage and Cerebral Malaria
Apr. 17, 2014 — Malaria-related complications remain a major cause of death for children in many parts of the world. Why some children develop these complications while others don't is still not understood. ... full story -
Our Relationship With God Changes When Faced With Potential Romantic Rejection
Apr. 17, 2014 — Easter is a time when many people in the world think about their relationships with God. New research explores a little-understood role of God in people's lives: helping them cope with the ... full story -
Inhibited Children Become Anxious Adults: Examining the Causes and Effects of Early Shyness
Apr. 17, 2014 — Three little girls sit together in a room, playing with the toys surrounding them. One of the girls -- "Emma" -- has clearly taken charge of the group, and the others happily go along with ... full story -
Loud Talking, Horseplay in Car Results in More Serious Incidents for Teen Drivers
Apr. 17, 2014 — Adolescent drivers are often distracted by technology while they are driving, but loud conversations and horseplay between passengers appear more likely to result in a dangerous incident, according ... full story -
Connecting Sleep Deficits Among Young Fruit Flies to Disruption in Mating Later in Life
Apr. 17, 2014 — Mom always said you need your sleep, and it turns out, she was right. According to a new study, the lack of sleep in young fruit flies profoundly diminishes their ability to do one thing they do ... full story -
'I Spy' Used to Show Spoken Language Helps Direct Children's Eyes
Apr. 17, 2014 — Children spot objects more quickly when prompted by words than if they are only prompted by images, cognitive scientists have demonstrated. Spoken language taps into children's cognitive system, ... full story
- Legalizing medical marijuana doesn't increase use among adolescents, study says
- Picture books aren't just fun: Children learn sophisticated animal facts when parent read them
- Effectiveness of medications for treating epileptic seizures in children examined
- Impact of Facebook unfriending analyzed by researchers
- Coming up with explanations helps children develop cause-and-effect thinking skills
- Almost one-third of Canadian adults have experienced child abuse
- Life stressors trigger neurological disorders, researchers find
- Child's autism risk accelerates with mother's age over 30
- First brain images of African infants enable research into cognitive effects of nutrition
- Single motherhood does not make women unhappy, study reports
- Treating depression in Parkinson's Disease patients: New research
- Better way to deal with bad memories suggested
- Impact of childhood bullying still evident after 40 years
- Proteomics discovers link between muscle damage and cerebral malaria
- Our relationship with God changes when faced with potential romantic rejection
- Inhibited children become anxious adults: Examining the causes and effects of early shyness
- Loud talking, horseplay in car results in more serious incidents for teen drivers
- Connecting sleep deficits among young fruit flies to disruption in mating later in life
- 'I spy' used to show spoken language helps direct children's eyes
- 'Brain training' overcomes tics in Tourette syndrome, study finds
- Distracted driving among teens threatens public health and safety
- Surprising consequences of banning chocolate milk
- How kids' brain structures grow as memory develops
- Why interest is crucial to your success
- Toddlers 'surprisingly sophisticated' at understanding unfamiliar accents
- Local homicide rate increases cause more elementary students to fail school
- How toddlers learn verbs: New insight
- Brain anatomy differences between deaf, hearing depend on first language learned
- Teenagers who have had a concussion also have higher rates of suicide attempts
- Brain changes associated with casual marijuana use in young adults, study finds
- SSRI use during pregnancy linked to autism and developmental delays in boys
- Real-time audio of corporal punishment shows kids misbehave within 10 minutes of spanking
- Kids' earliest memories might be earlier than they think
- How mothers help children explore right and wrong
- Genetic pre-disposition toward exercise, mental development may be linked
- New method of screening children for autism spectrum disorders works at 9 months old
- New insight into SIDS deaths points to lack of oxygen
- Girls' mental health suffers when romances unfold differently than they imagined
- Dog ownership benefits families of children with autism
- Identifying children with emotional behavior difficulties
- Babies prefer fairness -- but only if it benefits them -- in choosing a playmate
- Youth who fail to envision future commit more crimes
- Telemedicine training for rural parents of children with autism
- Young dads at high risk of depression, too
- High marks to a state pre-kindergarten program
- Domestic abuse linked to mental health problems in new mothers
- Detrimental effects of television viewing on sleep in young children
- Teaching to optimize learning or control misbehavior? Scale of disruptive behavior in schools seriously underestimated
- Young people with epilepsy at significantly more risk of injury
- Treatment of complex developmental trauma in children and youth
- School violence intervention program effective in pilot study
- Green space keeps you from feeling blue
- Confirmation of neurobiological origin of attention-deficit disorder
- Can animals really help people in hospitals, aged care?
- Stressful environments genetically affect African American boys
- Reality of adoption breakdowns revealed by new research
- Perception that eating disorders women's problem delays men getting help
- Crafty alcohol advertising directed at US adolescents through music, branding
- Misconceptions about energy drinks could have health consequences, experts say
- Language structure: You're born with it
- Grandmas stay sharp when they care for grandkids once a week
- From learning in infancy to planning ahead in adulthood: Sleep's vital role for memory
- Teenagers' pornography and sexual experiences: Fewer differences than expected between girls and boys
- Genes increase the stress of social disadvantage for some children
- Education: States' standardized tests have a negative impact on parents' civic engagement
- Hope for children with previously incurable brain cancer
- Gene sequencing project discovers mutations tied to deadly brain tumors in young children
- U.S. school children exposed to arsenic in well water have lower IQ scores
- Hi-tech innovation gauges science learning in preschoolers
- Children see domestic violence that often goes unreported, research finds
- Look into the future with genetic programming
- Parental obesity and autism risk in the child: Is paternal obesity a greater risk factor than maternal obesity?
- No evidence of Alzheimer's disease-associated changes in adolescents carrying genetic risk factors
- Nowhere to hide: Kids, once protected, now influenced by tobacco marketing
- Grandparents may worsen some moms' baby blues
- Empowering parents to inspire first-generation college-goers
- Young motorists lack self control
- Should parents of tanning teens ask more questions about drinking, drugs, sex, and suicide?
- Food pantry clients struggle to afford diapers, detergent, other non-food items
- Criticism of violent video games has decreased as technology has improved, gamers age
- Infants are sensitive to pleasant touch
- Contrary to expectations, life experiences better use of money than material items
- Eyes in the cereal aisle: How Cap'n Crunch's gaze is influencing your purchasing
- Tobacco promotions still reaching youth
- Similarities between HIV/AIDS, opioid addiction epidemics
- Schools have limited success in reducing bullying, new analysis finds
- Child's obesity, cognitive function linked, study finds
- Depressed young men at highest risk of becoming sedentary later
- Spine surgeons need to screen more patients for anxiety, depression, study suggests
- Early intervention reduces aggressive behavior in adulthood
- New screening tool to diagnose common sleep problem in children
- New test makes Parkinson's-like disorder of middle age detectable in young adulthood
- Attention changes in the course of a dog's life mirror those of humans
- For most adolescents, popularity increases risk of getting bullied
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