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Preschoolers Can Reflect on What They Don't Know
July 22, 2014 — Contrary to previous assumptions, researchers find that preschoolers are able to gauge the strength of their memories and make decisions based on their self-assessments. The findings contribute to ... full story -
How Children Categorize Living Things
July 22, 2014 — "Name everything you can think of that is alive." How would a child respond to this question? Would his or her list be full of relatives, animals from movies and books, or perhaps ... full story -
Can Strong Parental Bond Protect Infants Down to Their DNA?
July 22, 2014 — Scientists are launching a groundbreaking study looking at critical periods early in a child’s life when exposure to stressors matters most. The goal is to track telomeres – a cellular marker for ... full story -
High School Lacrosse Players at Risk for Concussions, Other Injuries, Study Finds
July 22, 2014 — High school players experienced 1,406 injuries over the four academic years from 2008 through 2012, a new study reports. The overall injury rate was 20 per 10,000 lacrosse competitions and practices. ... full story -
Children's Impulsive Behaviour Is Related to Brain Connectivity
July 22, 2014 — The changes in the brain that are associated with impulsiveness -- a personality trait that causes difficulties in inhibiting a response in the face of a stimulus and leads to unplanned actions ... full story -
Try, Try Again? Study Says No: Trying Harder Makes It More Difficult to Learn Some Aspects of Language, Neuroscientists Find
July 21, 2014 — Neuroscientists find that trying harder makes it more difficult to learn some aspects of language. When it comes to learning languages, adults and children have different strengths. Adults excel at ... full story -
Mental Health Issues in Children With Relatives Who Participated in Manhunt After Boston Marathon
July 21, 2014 — Children with relatives who were called upon to participate in the interagency manhunt following the Boston Marathon attack carried a particularly heavy mental health burden, according to a study ... full story -
Brain Waves Show Learning to Read Does Not End in 4th Grade, Contrary to Popular Theory
July 21, 2014 — Teachers-in-training have long been taught that fourth grade is when students stop learning to read and start reading to learn. But a new study tested the theory by analyzing brain waves and found ... full story -
Children as Young as Three Recognize 'Cuteness' in Faces of People, Animals
July 21, 2014 — Children as young as three are able to recognize the same ‘cute’ infantile facial features in humans and animals which encourage caregiving behavior in adults, new research has shown. A study ... full story -
Large Twin Study Suggests That Language Delay Due More to Nature Than Nurture
July 21, 2014 — A study of 473 sets of twins followed since birth found twins have twice the rate of language delay as do single-born children. Moreover, identical twins have greater rates of language delay than do ... full story -
Experts Urge New Discipline Combining Benefits of Neuroscience, Psychology Treatments
July 18, 2014 — For some conditions, such as bipolar disorder, psychological treatments are not effective or are in their infancy. A 'culture gap' between neuroscientists and clinical scientists is ... full story -
Adding Alcohol to Energy Drinks Leads to an Increased Urge to Drink
July 17, 2014 — Public-health concerns continue to grow concerning the combining of alcohol with energy drinks (A+ED). New findings indicate that combining A+ED increased the urge to drink alcohol relative to ... full story -
Adolescent Alcohol Abuse Disrupts Transitions Into Early Adulthood
July 17, 2014 — Adolescent alcohol abuse is known to be associated with adverse outcomes in early adulthood. It is unclear how much of this association is due to the influence of differences in familial background ... full story -
Depression During a Mother’s Postpartum Year Linked to Homelessness Risk
July 17, 2014 — A new study finds a strong association between depression during a mother's postpartum year and subsequent homelessness and risk for homelessness. The study reviewed interview responses and ... full story -
Personalized Approach Enhances Communication Skills in Children With Autism
July 17, 2014 — The communication skills of minimally verbal children with autism can be greatly improved through personalized interventions that are combined with the use of computer tablets, researchers report. ... full story -
Women's Professional Self-Identity Impacts on Childcare Balance, but Not Men's
July 17, 2014 — Research shows that a mother’s self-identity impacts on the amount of time her partner spends on childcare – with strong professional identity in women creating a more equal childcare balance in ... full story -
Measuring Nurture: Study Shows How 'Good Mothering' Hardwires Infant Brain
July 17, 2014 — By carefully watching nearly a hundred hours of video showing mother rats protecting, warming, and feeding their young pups, and then matching up what they saw to real-time electrical readings from ... full story -
Preeclampsia May Share Cause With Disorders Such as Alzheimer's
July 16, 2014 — A potential cause of -- and a better diagnostic method for -- preeclampsia has been discovered by researchers. Preeclampsia is one of the most deadly and poorly understood pregnancy-related ... full story -
Underlying Cause of Cerebral Palsy Could Lie in Family Links; Relatives Including First Cousins Could Be at Risk
July 15, 2014 — Babies born into families in which someone has cerebral palsy are at an increased risk of having the condition, suggests new research. Cerebral palsy is the most common cause of physical disability ... full story -
Do Daughters Really Cause Divorce? Maybe Not
July 15, 2014 — Couples with daughters are somewhat more likely to divorce than couples with sons. But do daughters really cause divorce, as some scholars have claimed? Maybe not. New research suggests a different ... full story
- Preschoolers can reflect on what they don't know
- How children categorize living things
- 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
- 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
- Engaging parents, community to map student success in South King County
- Mental health wins when teens play school sports
- Drink walkers do it because their friends think it's OK
- Need for more music therapists in psychiatric health care
- Biology of addiction risk looks like addiction
- First pediatric autism study conducted entirely online
- Lead in kids' blood linked with behavioral, emotional problems
- Four Habits Model prepares pediatric nurses for emotionally difficult discussions
- Young teens who receive sexts are six times more likely to report having had sex
- Children born to women after fertility treatment at greater risk of psychiatric disorders
- Videoconferencing with family, friends lowers stress for pediatric patients
- Family worries can cause conflict at work
- Early traumas and young people's reactions to terror
- Gene variants found that increase pain sensation after common childhood surgery
- Early life stress can leave lasting impacts on the brain
- Youth regularly receive pro-marijuana tweets
- Homeless alcoholics typically began drinking as children
- The secrets of children's chatter: research shows boys and girls learn language differently
- Child maltreatment influences alcohol consumption in adolescents
- Little progress made in reducing health disparities for people with disabilities
- Teachers more likely to use ineffective instruction when teaching students with mathematics difficulties
- Mothers are more altruistic than fathers but only if they are acting alone
- Nutrition education program improves preschoolers' at-home consumption of vegetables, low-fat/fat-free milk
- Increased nearsightedness linked to higher education levels and more years spent in school
- Alcohol use increases over generation in study of moms, daughters in Australia
- Motivational interviewing helps reduce home secondhand smoke exposure among inner city children at risk
- Prescribing antipsychotics in combination with other psychotropic medications becoming more common in youth, study shows
- Downside to Disaster Relief: Why Do Photos of Attractive Children Backfire?
- First comprehensive pediatric concussion guidelines available now
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