Child Psychology News

Posted March 4, 2002:

• Link Found Between Kids’ Sleep, Behavior Problems; Parent Survey Connects Snoring And Sleepiness With Attention And Hyperactivity Issues

Posted March 1, 2002:

• Study Links Lead Exposure To Antisocial Behavior

Posted February 26, 2002:

• New Treatment Options For Children With ADHD

Posted February 14, 2002:

• Restricting R-Movies Linked To Decreased Teen Smoking, Drinking

Posted January 21, 2002:

• Blood Markers May Reflect Newborns' Potential Of Contracting HIV

Posted January 18, 2002:

• Educational Lag For Premature Infants Persists Into Adulthood

Posted January 10, 2002:

• Study To Look At Possible Benefits Of Musical Training On Brain Function In Young And Old

Posted January 9, 2002:

• Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Related To Advantageous Gene

Posted January 7, 2002:

• Depression And Anxiety Increase Risk Of Fatal Stroke

Posted January 3, 2002:

• Study Finds There's A Critical Time For Learning All Languages, Including Sign Language

Posted December 10, 2001:

• Trimming The Christmas Tree Or Lighting Menorah Candles Together May Strengthen Your Marriage

Posted December 5, 2001:

• Autistic Preschoolers Have Larger-Than-Normal Brains, Can't Distinguish Emotions From Facial Photographs

Posted December 4, 2001:

• Research Study Looks For Answers To Treating Teenage Depression

Posted November 29, 2001:

• Study Confirms Secretin No More Effective Than Placebo In Treating Autism Symptoms

Posted November 27, 2001:

• Major Stress During Pregnancy Linked To Autism

Posted November 20, 2001:

• Mother's Herpes Virus Infection Associated With Schizophrenia In Her Offspring, Hopkins Researcher Finds
• Lupus Study Finds Abnormal Alpha-Interferon Secretion May Lead To Better Gene Therapies For Immune-System Disease

Posted November 15, 2001:

• Mayo Clinic Study Finds Higher Incidence Rate Of Reading Disability Among Boys

Posted November 12, 2001:

• Ritalin May Cause Long-Lasting Changes In Brain-Cell Function, University At Buffalo Researchers Find

Posted November 5, 2001:

• Rx For A Better Life? Get A Pet, And Do It Now
• Treadmills Help Babies With Down Syndrome Learn To Walk Faster And Better, According To Kinesiology Researchers

Posted November 1, 2001:

• Tourette's, Other Tic Disorders Far More Common Than Once Thought

Posted October 29, 2001:

• Researchers Find Gene For Rare Disorder That Paralyzes Children's Legs

Posted October 26, 2001:

• New Children's Environmental Health Centers To Study Cause Of Autism And Other Disorders

Posted October 22, 2001:

• Study Focuses On Maternal Cocaine Use, Infant Development
• The Brain's Halves Cooperate To Help Us Remember Events, Giving "Lefty Family" Members Better Episodic Memory

Posted October 15, 2001:

• Mental Math Dependant On Language, Researchers Find

Posted October 9, 2001:

• Autistic Behavior Linked To Several Brain Areas In Children With Tuberous Sclerosis

Posted October 2, 2001:

• Treating ADHD In Preschoolers -- Without Medication

Posted October 1, 2001:

• We "Hear" Personality In Computer-Generated Speech And The More It Sounds Like Us, The More We Like It
• Psychological Factors Implicated In Development Of Asthma
• Ketogenic Diet Reduces Seizures In Many Children, Hopkins Researchers Find

Posted September 25, 2001:

• UCLA Researchers Map How Schizophrenia Engulfs Teen Brains

Posted September 24, 2001:

• Television Can Enhance Children's Intellectual Development, Study Finds

Posted September 18, 2001:

• Children Who Concentrate And Switch Attention Better Are More Likely To Cross Streets Safely
• Nicotine Patch Helps Control Symptoms Of Tourette's Syndrome In Children And Adolescents

Posted September 14, 2001:

• Brain Imaging Study Sheds Light On Moral Decision-Making

Posted September 12, 2001:

• Cornell Expert Advises Parents On How To Help Children Cope With News Of Terrorist Attacks

Posted August 27, 2001:

• Environment May Play A Role In Whether Youth Benefit From Sports Participation, According To Two Studies

Posted August 21, 2001:

• Smoking May Ease Anger And Anxiety, Acting As Trigger

Posted August 16, 2001:

• Early Age Of First Drink Likely Symptom, Not Cause, Of Alcoholism

Posted July 30, 2001:

• How Babies Acquire Building Blocks Of Speech Affects Later Reading, Language Ability

Posted July 24, 2001:

• Paxil Treats Major Depression In Adolescents, Study Finds

Posted July 20, 2001:

• Poor Reading Skills Have Both Physical, Environmental Causes

Posted July 9, 2001:

• Pre-Pubescent Boys' And Girls' Brains Process Faces And Expressions Differently

Posted June 19, 2001:

• Study Finds Changes In Hormone Levels In Men Who Become Fathers

Posted June 15, 2001:

• Bipolar Disorder In Children Appears More Severe Than In Most Adults

Posted June 12, 2001:

• Sad Workers May Make Better Workers

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