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Brand-Specific Television Alcohol Ads a Significant Predictor of Brand Consumption Among Underage Youth
July 29, 2014 Underage drinkers are three times more likely to drink alcohol brands that advertise on television programs they watch compared to other alcohol brands, providing new and compelling evidence of a ... full story -
Autistic Brain Less Flexible at Taking on Tasks
July 29, 2014 The brains of children with autism are relatively inflexible at switching from rest to task performance, according to a new brain-imaging ... full story -
Help Your Infant or Toddler Cope With Stressful Events
July 29, 2014 18-month-old “Karla” was playing on the slide at the park in her neighborhood, her mother sitting on a nearby bench chatting with her friend. A loud screech was followed by a crash and the sound ... full story -
Preterm Children's Brains Can Catch Up Years Later
July 29, 2014 There's some good news for parents of preterm babies -- latest research shows that by the time they become teenagers, the brains of many preterm children can perform almost as well as those born ... full story -
Learning the Smell of Fear: Mothers Teach Babies Their Own Fears Via Odor, Animal Study Shows
July 28, 2014 Babies can learn what to fear in the first days of life just by smelling the odor of their distressed mothers’, new research suggests. And not just “natural” fears: If a mother experienced ... full story -
Six Reasons for Headaches in School-Age Children and How Parents Can Help Relieve the Pain
July 28, 2014 As the school year approaches and begins, many parents may start to hear their children complain about ... full story -
Children With Disabilities Benefit from Classroom Inclusion
July 28, 2014 The secret to boosting the language skills of preschoolers with disabilities may be to put them in classrooms with typically developing peers, a new study ... full story -
Computerized ADHD Testing: Innovative Tool Helps With Diagnosis/tracking in Both Children and Adults
July 25, 2014 A new technology can now be utilized on patients called the Quotientฎ ADHD Test. t is FDA-cleared for the objective measurement of hyperactivity, impulsivity and inattention, as an aid in the ... full story -
Gun Violence Prevention Requires Public Health Approach, Experts Say
July 24, 2014 Preventing gun violence will require a scientific public health approach and recognition of the limits of predicting individual cases of violence, according to ... full story -
Books, Videos and Other 'Experiential Products' Provide Same Happiness Boost as Life Experiences
July 24, 2014 'Experiential products,' items such as books or musical instruments that are designed to create or enhance an experience, can make shoppers just as happy as life experiences, according to a ... full story -
Childhood Friendships Crucial in Learning to Value Others
July 24, 2014 Friends play an extremely important role in a person’s life. From infancy on, we have a desire to connect and those early relationships help to mold and develop our adult character. Through ... full story -
Narcissistic CEOs and Financial Performance
July 24, 2014 Narcissism, considered by some as the 'dark side of the executive personality,' may actually be a good thing when it comes to certain financial measures, with companies led by narcissistic ... full story -
Early Warning Sign for Babies at Risk of Autism: Early Joint Attention Predicts Later Autism Symptoms
July 24, 2014 Researchers have found that early joint attention -- such as making eye contact to communicate about a toy, without smiling -- predicts later autism symptoms. The findings help identify children that ... full story -
Mutated Gene Linked to Both Autism, Intellectual Disability
July 24, 2014 Autism spectrum disorder and intellectual disability often occur together and may even share similar genetic causes. Researchers have now linked mutations in a particular gene to the two disorders in ... full story -
High School Students in Some Schools Smoking at Same Rate as Adults
July 24, 2014 Cuyahoga County high school students are smoking tobacco products at the same rate as adults in the county, according to new data. In 2013, more than 22 percent, or one in five high school students, ... full story -
Summer Can Be Time to Address Behavior Problems
July 24, 2014 After weeks of the kids being out of school, some parents have had enough of their behavior and are counting the days until they go back. Some may also be wondering how much of the defiant behavior ... full story -
Teens Pay High Psychiatric Toll When Raised in Conditions of Political Conflict
July 24, 2014 Israeli youths exposed to protracted conflict suffer far higher levels of anxiety, phobia, fear, depression, obsessive-compulsive symptoms, and paranoia than their counterparts in the US. The largest ... full story -
Background TV Can Be Bad for Kids
July 24, 2014 Leaving the television on can be detrimental to children's learning and development, according to a new study. Researchers found that background television can divert a child’s attention from ... full story -
Warning: Birthdays Can Be Bad for Your Health
July 24, 2014 Birthday-related drinking is associated with upsurges in hospital admissions among young people, research has ... full story -
Community Service Programs That Include Reflection Found to Be More Beneficial to Youth
July 24, 2014 Using meta-analysis to asses 49 studies from around the world, researchers have found that community service that includes reflection is more beneficial for adolescents than community service that ... full story
- Brand-specific television alcohol ads a significant predictor of brand consumption among underage youth
- Autistic brain less flexible at taking on tasks
- Help your infant or toddler cope with stressful events
- Preterm children's brains can catch up years later
- Learning the smell of fear: Mothers teach babies their own fears via odor, animal study shows
- Six reasons for headaches in school-age children and how parents can help relieve the pain
- Children with disabilities benefit from classroom inclusion
- Computerized ADHD testing: Innovative tool helps with diagnosis/tracking in both children and adults
- Gun violence prevention requires public health approach, experts say
- Books, videos and other 'experiential products' provide same happiness boost as life experiences
- Childhood friendships crucial in learning to value others
- Narcissistic CEOs and financial performance
- Early warning sign for babies at risk of autism: Early joint attention predicts later autism symptoms
- Mutated gene linked to both autism, intellectual disability
- High school students in some schools smoking at same rate as adults
- Summer can be time to address behavior problems
- Teens pay high psychiatric toll when raised in conditions of political conflict
- Background TV can be bad for kids
- Warning: Birthdays can be bad for your health
- Community service programs that include reflection found to be more beneficial to youth
- Stronger early reading skills predict higher intelligence later
- Maltreatment affects the way children's genes are activated
- Controlling childbirth pain tied to lower depression risk
- 'Quack' child psychology practices identified by study
- The 92 percent clean plate club: You're not alone in eating everything on your plate
- Preschoolers can reflect on what they don't know
- Death of a parent during childhood is associated with greater mortality in early adulthood
- Clients of violence interventional advocacy program find experience supportive
- How children categorize living things
- Natural-terrain schoolyards reduce children's stress, says study
- Can strong parental bond protect infants down to their DNA?
- High school lacrosse players at risk for concussions, other injuries, study finds
- Children's impulsive behaviour is related to brain connectivity
- Try, try again? Study says no: Trying harder makes it more difficult to learn some aspects of language, neuroscientists find
- Mental health issues in children with relatives who participated in manhunt after Boston Marathon
- Mothers of children with autism benefit from peer-led intervention
- Brain waves show learning to read does not end in 4th grade, contrary to popular theory
- Children as young as three recognize 'cuteness' in faces of people, animals
- Large twin study suggests that language delay due more to nature than nurture
- Adding alcohol to energy drinks leads to an increased urge to drink
- Adolescent alcohol abuse disrupts transitions into early adulthood
- Depression during a mother’s postpartum year linked to homelessness risk
- Personalized approach enhances communication skills in children with autism
- Women's professional self-identity impacts on childcare balance, but not men's
- Measuring nurture: Study shows how 'good mothering' hardwires infant brain
- Underlying cause of cerebral palsy could lie in family links; Relatives including first cousins could be at risk
- Do daughters really cause divorce? Maybe not
- Adolescent males seek intimacy, close relationships with the opposite sex
- Cooperation: Preteens, teens most fickle, older people most cooperative
- Parents: What you need to know before your teen hits the road
- Brain responses to emotional images predict ptsd symptoms after Boston Marathon bombing
- Kids' 'community' knowledge from internet leaves researcher hopeful
- Study: Young women with sexy social media photos seen as less competent
- Older adults nearly twice as likely to have memories affected by distractions
- Babies born in Canada to immigrant mothers have lower risk of cerebral palsy: Study
- Avoiding abuse: Empathy, realistic expectations key to raising a child with disabilities
- Months before their first words, babies' brains rehearse speech mechanics
- Validity of change in DSM-5 attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) age of onset criterion confirmed
- Text message medicine: Texts from the ER can reduce binge drinking
- Counseling, guidance techniques used in Africa must reflect local cultures, resources
- After a concussion, which teens will have emotional symptoms?
- 'It’s Your Game ... Keep it Real' reduces dating violence among minority youth
- View that women who kill their children are monsters or psychotic challenged by research
- Neurologist offers hope to patients with genetic tumor disorder
- Mothers orchestrate infant attention to teach new words, study concludes
- Depressed men with prostate cancer are diagnosed with later stage disease, and get less effective therapies
- Decreasing font size enhances reading comprehension among children who have already developed proficient reading skills
- Being a good sport ranks as top 'fun' factor in study of youth sports
- Doctors have ethical obligation to educate, protect athletes from concussion, experts say
- Review of ADHD drug approvals highlights gaps between approval process, long-term safety assessment
- My brother's keeper: How siblings teach one another about the world
- Nearly 50 percent of grade 12 students in Ontario report texting while driving
- Health most common major stressful event in Americans' lives last year, poll finds
- Harmful hookahs: Many young smokers aren't aware of danger
- No rest for the bleary: Interrupted sleep can be as physically detrimental as no sleep at all
- Same genes drive mathematics and reading ability
- Drowning remains a top cause of death for children with autism
- New smartphone app offers easy and inexpensive solution for hearing screening
- Adults with mental illness twice as likely to use tobacco
- Underage drinkers heavily exposed to magazine ads for alcohol brands they consume
- Working memory is key to early academic achievement
- Holistic approach to POW trauma
- Taking a short smartphone break improves employee well-being, research finds
- Teen dating violence cuts both ways: 1 in 6 girls, guys have been aggressors, victims or both
- 18% of high school seniors smoke hookah, researchers find
- Genetic link to autism found, known as CHD8 mutation
- Movement disorders in young people related to ADHD
- One third of adults with dyslexia report they were physically abused during their childhood
- Who will binge-drink at age 16? Teen imaging study pinpoints predictors
- Just 25 minutes of mindfulness meditation alleviates stress, study shows
- Behavioral therapy added to pediatric antidepressant treatment reduces likelihood of relapse
- One in six adolescents in the ER has experienced dating violence
- A 'magic moment' for unwed parents: Best time in child's life for unwed parents to marry
- Hazardous drinking in UK athletes linked with alcohol industry sponsorship
- Aspirations and sex: Coming of age in the eye of the HIV storm
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