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Researchers Successfully Treat Autism in Infants: Playing Games That Infants Prefer Can Lessen Severity of Symptoms
April 30, 2013 — Most infants respond to a game of peek-a-boo with smiles at the very least, and, for those who find the activity particularly entertaining, gales of laughter. For infants with autism spectrum ... > full story -
Smoking Prevention in Schools: Does It Work?
April 29, 2013 — Smoking prevention in schools reduces the number of young people who will later become smokers, according to a new systematic review. For young people who have never smoked, these programs appear to ... > full story -
Rare, Lethal Childhood Disease Tracked to Protein
April 29, 2013 — Scientists have identified how a defective protein plays a central role in a rare, lethal childhood disease known as giant axonal neuropathy, or GAN. GAN is an extremely rare and untreatable genetic ... > full story -
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Reading Wordless Storybooks to Toddlers May Expose Them to Richer Language
April 29, 2013 — Researchers have found that children hear more complex language from parents when they read a storybook with only pictures compared to a picture-vocabulary ... > full story -
Children's Health
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Poor Parenting -- Including Overprotection -- Increases Bullying Risk
April 25, 2013 — Children who are exposed to negative parenting -- including abuse, neglect but also overprotection -- are more likely to experience childhood bullying by their peers, according to a meta-analysis of ... > full story -
Prevention Programs Dramatically Cut Substance Abuse Among Teens
April 25, 2013 — Young adults reduce their overall prescription drug misuse up to 65 percent if they are part of a community-based prevention effort while still in middle school, according to ... > full story -
'Redshirting' Kindergarteners Not as Common as Reported
April 25, 2013 — New research findings show that “redshirting” in kindergarten – the practice of delaying for a year a child’s entry into kindergarten – is not happening at the rate ... > full story -
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Examine Social Factors to Explain Rise in Diagnoses of Mental Disorders
April 25, 2013 — Examining social factors is vital to better explaining and understanding the dramatic rise in the number of Americans diagnosed with mental disorders in recent years, according to a new ... > full story -
Early Dialogue Between Parents, Children Stems Teen Smoking
April 25, 2013 — Early, substantive dialogue between parents and their grade-school age children about the ills of tobacco and alcohol use can be more powerful in shaping teen behavior than advertising, marketing or ... > full story -
Autism Risk Spotted at Birth in Abnormal Placentas
April 25, 2013 — Researchers have figured out how to measure an infant's risk of developing autism by looking for abnormalities in his/her placenta at birth, allowing for earlier diagnosis and treatment for the ... > full story
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