From the Pennsylvania State University press release via EurekAlert!: During high school the parents of teenagers’ friends can have as much effect on the teens’ substance use as their own parents, according to prevention researchers.…
From the University of Vermont press release via EurekAlert!: Why do some teenagers start smoking or experimenting with drugs—while others don’t? In the largest imaging study of the human brain ever conducted—involving 1,896 14-year-olds—scientists have…
From the American Academy of Pediatrics press release via EurekAlert!: Minors who were familiar with television alcohol advertisements were more likely to have tried alcoholic beverages and binge drink than those who could not recall…
From the American Academy of Pediatrics press release via EurekAlert!: While it may be cute when a 3-year-old imitates his parent’s bad behavior, when adolescents do so, it’s no longer a laughing matter. Teens who…
From the American Academy of Pediatrics press release via EurekAlert!: Efforts to prevent obesity among low-income infants should focus not only on what babies are being fed but also the reasons behind unhealthy feeding practices,…
From the British Psychological Society (BPS) press release via AlphaGalileo: Children as young as 11 months of age show a natural affinity for animals and this attraction includes animals that are widely feared by adults,…
From the University of Toronto Mississauga press release by Kimberley Wright: Although a doting mom cuddling and caressing her infant may not seem to have much in common with a rat mother, she does. Not…
From the British Medical Journal press release via MedicalXPress: Children who are bullied in childhood are up to three times more likely to self harm up to the age of 12, a study published today…
From the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee press release: Women who smoke in pregnancy may be more likely to have a child with high-functioning autism, such as Asperger’s Disorder, according to preliminary findings from a study by…
From the Elsevier press release via EurekAlert!: In a study published in the May 2012 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, led by Mr. Sven Sandin, of the…