From the University of Delaware media release: College students playing Japanese fighting video games often object to the unrealistic depictions of the characters, drawn with exaggerated and highly sexualized physiques, but they say the mechanics of…
From the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) media release: Stroke is very rare in children, but colds, flu and other minor infections may temporarily increase stroke risk in children, according to a study published in…
From the University of Washington media release: How strongly children identify with math (their math “self-concept”) can be used to predict how high they will score on a standardized test of math achievement, according to a…
From the University of Missouri Health media release: Latinos are the fastest-growing ethnic minority group in the United States, and most are of Mexican origin, previous research has shown. The Latino culture, more than others, places…
From the Vanderbilt University Medical Center media release: Children with autism who participated in a 10-week, 40-hour, theatre-based program showed significant differences in social ability compared to a group of children with autism who did…
From the University of Warwick media release: Having friends who suffer from depression doesn’t affect the mental health of others, according to research led by the University of Warwick. The academics found that having friends…
From the The JAMA Network Journals media release: Cyberbullying was associated with mental health and substance use problems in adolescents but family dinners may help protect teens from the consequences of cyberbullying and also be…
From the Canadian Science Publishing (NRC Research Press) media release: New research shows that teaching young adolescents practical cooking skills leads to positive changes for the entire family. In an article published in Applied Physiology,…
From the Brigham Young University media release: A group of preschoolers were given one shot to beat the world’s fastest builder of block towers. Unbeknownst to the children, it had already been decided who would…
From the American Educational Research Association media release: A first-of-its-kind, nationally representative study of siblings supports previously published research on unrelated individuals that links specific genotypes to educational attainment among adults in their mid-20s to early…