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High-Normal Thyroid Hormone Level in Pregnancy May Affect Fetal Brain Development
Mar. 6, 2015 — A new study finds that not only low but also high maternal thyroid hormone levels during early pregnancy may significantly lower the infant's IQ later in childhood. The study results suggest ... full story -
New Study Points to Better Classrooms for Children With Disabilities
Mar. 6, 2015 — A pilot study in 51 North Carolina classrooms shows the effectiveness of a new measure in assessing the quality of practices in inclusive preschools. Not only is the Inclusive Classroom Profile a ... full story -
Teenage TV Audiences and Energy Drink Advertisements
Mar. 6, 2015 — Researchers have examined a database of television advertisements broadcast between March 2012 and February 2013 on 139 network and cable channels and found that more than 608 hours of advertisements ... full story -
Autistic Features Linked to Prenatal Exposure to Commonly Found Fire Retardants, Phthalates
Mar. 5, 2015 — Exposure during pregnancy to a combination of fire retardant chemicals and phthalate chemicals -- both present in the average home -- can contribute to autistic-like behaviors in the offspring, ... full story -
Family Interventions Reduce Smoking Rates in Children, Adolescents
Mar. 5, 2015 — A global review into the effectiveness of family-based programs has found these programs can be highly effective in stopping children from taking up smoking. "Preventing children from starting ... full story -
Little Evidence That Executive Function Interventions Boost Student Achievement
Mar. 5, 2015 — Despite growing enthusiasm among educators and scholars about the potential of school-based executive function interventions to significantly increase student achievement, a federally funded ... full story -
Simple Sideline Test Shown Effective in Diagnosing Concussion in Student Athletes as Young as 5 Years Old
Mar. 5, 2015 — An easy-to-administer vision test has shown effective in diagnosing concussion in student athletes as young as 5 years old, researchers ... full story -
Poverty, Not the 'Teenage Brain,' Accounts for High Rates of Teen Crime
Mar. 5, 2015 — While many blame the 'teenage brain' for high rates of teen crime, violence, and driving incidents, an important factor has been ignored: teenagers as a group suffer much higher average ... full story -
Antibodies to Brain Proteins May Trigger Psychosis
Mar. 5, 2015 — Antibodies defend the body against bacterial, viral, and other invaders. But sometimes the body makes antibodies that attack healthy cells. In these cases, autoimmune disorders develop. Immune ... full story -
Stigma of Mental Illness in India Linked to Poverty
Mar. 4, 2015 — The stigma surrounding people with severe mental illness in India leads to increased poverty among them, especially women, according to new research. "Mental health professionals must ... full story -
Kids and Robots Learn to Write Together
Mar. 4, 2015 — Who is the teacher: the student or the machine? By showing a robot how to write letters, children improve their writing skills and gain ... full story -
Oxytocin May Enhance Social Function in Psychiatric Disorders
Mar. 4, 2015 — Inducing the release of brain oxytocin may be a viable therapeutic option for enhancing social function in psychiatric disorders, including autism spectrum disorders and schizophrenia, researchers ... full story -
Men Tend to Be More Narcissistic Than Women, Study Finds
Mar. 4, 2015 — With three decades of data from more than 475,000 participants, a new study on narcissism reveals that men, on average, are more narcissistic than ... full story -
Air Pollution Linked to Slower Cognitive Development in Children
Mar. 3, 2015 — Attendance at schools exposed to high levels of traffic-related air pollution is linked to slower cognitive development among 7- to 10-year-old children in Barcelona, according to a new ... full story -
ADHD Plus Childhood Trauma Heightens Risk for Self-Harm, Suicide
Mar. 3, 2015 — Young women with ADHD who have been exposed to abuse, neglect or other traumas in childhood and adolescence are at greater risk for self-injury, eating disorders and suicide than those with ADHD who ... full story -
Raising Tobacco Sales Age to 21 Is Best Way to Prevent Lifelong Addiction
Mar. 3, 2015 — Raising the minimum age to buy cigarettes to 21 would save lives by preventing adolescents from ever taking up smoking, a new report suggests. The minimum age to buy tobacco products in most of the ... full story -
Divorce Fuels Kids' Sugary Beverage Consumption, Study Finds
Mar. 3, 2015 — Children of recently separated or divorced families are likelier to drink sugar-sweetened beverages than children in families where the parents are married, putting them at higher risk for obesity ... full story -
Examination of Prior Authorization Policies for Antipsychotic Prescribing to Children
Mar. 3, 2015 — With a concern about inappropriate prescribing of antipsychotic medications to children, 31 states in the U.S. have implemented prior authorization policies for atypical antipsychotic prescribing, ... full story -
Vaccine Skeptics Aren't Swayed by Emotional Scare Tactics
Mar. 3, 2015 — On the heels of an American nationwide measles outbreak comes a report that campaigns aimed at scaring people about the consequences of non-vaccination might not be as effective as many think. ... full story -
The More Friends You Drink With ... the More You Drink
Mar. 3, 2015 — Alcohol consumption of individuals appears to increase with the number of friends in their drinking group. A new study used internet-based questionnaires that study participants completed on their ... full story
- High-normal thyroid hormone level in pregnancy may affect fetal brain development
- New study points to better classrooms for children with disabilities
- Teenage TV audiences and energy drink advertisements
- Autistic features linked to prenatal exposure to commonly found fire retardants, phthalates
- Family interventions reduce smoking rates in children, adolescents
- Little evidence that executive function interventions boost student achievement
- Simple sideline test shown effective in diagnosing concussion in student athletes as young as 5 years old
- Poverty, not the 'teenage brain,' accounts for high rates of teen crime
- Antibodies to brain proteins may trigger psychosis
- Stigma of mental illness in India linked to poverty
- Kids and robots learn to write together
- Oxytocin may enhance social function in psychiatric disorders
- Men tend to be more narcissistic than women, study finds
- Air pollution linked to slower cognitive development in children
- ADHD plus childhood trauma heightens risk for self-harm, suicide
- Raising tobacco sales age to 21 is best way to prevent lifelong addiction
- Divorce fuels kids' sugary beverage consumption, study finds
- Examination of prior authorization policies for antipsychotic prescribing to children
- Vaccine skeptics aren't swayed by emotional scare tactics
- The more friends you drink with ... the more you drink
- Family based interpersonal psychotherapy for depressed preadolescents is more effective than child-centered therapy
- Clues to early detection of bipolar disorders in high-risk children
- Successful cognitive behavioral therapy in youth leads to decreased thinking about suicide
- BPA exposure linked to autism spectrum disorder, study reports
- U.S. public sees ill health as resulting from a broad range of causes, poll suggests
- Survey of teen dating violence among US high school students
- Psychology has important role in changing cancer landscape
- With kids' antipsychotic treatment on the rise, study looks at prescriber decision-making
- Alzheimer amyloid clumps found in young adult brains
- Kids who lack sympathy more likely to share with virtuous friends
- Psychology of food choice: Challenging the status quo
- Can money buy happiness? The relationship between money and well-being
- Aggressive boys tend to develop into physically stronger teens
- High stress for new mothers increases secondhand smoke risk for infants
- Suicide rates rising for older US adults
- Teenagers aren't swayed by celebrity culture as a route to success
- Why debunked autism treatment fads persist
- Teacher prejudices put girls off math, science, study suggests
- Optogenetic stimulation of the brain to control pain demonstrated in study
- Anesthetics could have long-term impact on children's brains
- Children of undocumented Mexican immigrants have heightened risk of behavior problems
- Should smoking be banned in UK parks?
- People with ADHD are twice as likely to die prematurely, often due to accidents
- Young drinkers of flavored alcohol beverages who only consume supersized versions at increased risk of negative outcomes
- When it comes to the digital playground we need to stop crying wolf
- Stark inequalities in aging as UK government encourages people to work longer
- Is your busy schedule affecting your health? Time might not be the problem
- Warning on use of drug for children's sleep
- Playful adults preferred in choice of partner
- Patients with mental illness less likely to receive diet, exercise advice
- Retinal swelling in premature infants tied to poorer neuro-development
- Teen girls from rural areas more likely to have undiagnosed asthma, be depressed
- Unique emotion recognition treatment leads to significant improvement in children with high-functioning autism
- Unexpected outcomes for elderly couples who stop driving
- Psychologists report major concerns about reductions in child and adolescent mental health services in Britain
- Researchers clarify vasospasm incidence in children with moderate to severe TBI
- Study assesses link of preexisting mental disorders with chronic headaches
- Master gene regulatory pathway revealed as key target for therapy of aggressive pediatric brain cancer
- Brain activity shows infants are hardwired to link images, sounds as they learn to speak
- Help is Just a Call Away for Mothers with Postnatal Depression
- A lower IQ has been linked to greater and riskier drinking among young adult men
- Want pizza, chocolate, French fries? Highly processed foods linked to addictive eating
- Teens from single-parent families leave school earlier
- Amphetamine gets the job done: Using drugs to work long hours
- Better concussion prevention in youth sports needed, experts say
- Understanding anorexia
- 25 percent of children who are homeless need mental health services
- People with 'bonding identity' cope better with structural disadvantage
- Delaying children's school entry linked to poor academic performance
- New clues to causes of birth defects in children from older mothers
- Teen brain scans reveal a key to weight loss
- Autism genes activate during fetal brain development
- Brace yourself: Study finds people can use different strategies to prepare for stress
- Can you judge a man by his fingers? Link between relative lengths of index and ring fingers in men and behavior towards women
- Many pregnant teens use alcohol and drugs, study finds
- Menthol increases nicotine exposure, worsens addiction
- Napping beyond age of two linked to poorer sleep quality in young children
- Brain imaging links language delay to chromosome deletion in children with neurological disorders
- Shy babies need secure parent bond to help prevent potential teen anxiety
- Organizational culture, climate predicts use of evidence-based practices in treatment of youth with psychiatric disorders
- When strep throat is something else: Forgotten bacterium is cause of many severe sore throats in young adults
- Researchers may develop saliva test to diagnose autism
- Teens increasingly sleep deprived
- Support for sleeping in? Half of parents favor later school start times for teens
- Stress linked to worse recovery in women after heart attack
- Marijuana use is associated with excessive daytime sleepiness in adolescents
- Auditory brainstem implant: Hearing experts break sound barrier for children born without hearing nerve
- Puerto Rican officials blame parents of children with obesity, consider fines
- Juvenile gang members in US top 1 million, new study finds
- U. S. antionwide survey reveals widespread use of mind and body practices
- Parents experience post-traumatic stress disorder after child's stroke
- Depression: A barrier to communication in couples?
- How much sleep do we really need?
- Caring youth-parent relations can be vital to preventing adolescent suicide attempts
- Meth messes up brains of youths far more than adults
- Fifteen-fold increase in newborn opioid withdrawal in Ontario
- 'Drink less' campaigns should focus on why and how
- Elementary teachers' depression symptoms related to students' learning
- 'Nurture' more important than 'nature' in childhood obesity
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