From the Yale University press release by Karen N. Peart via ScienceDaily: Researchers at Yale School of Medicine are able to detect deficits in social attention in infants as young as six months of age…
From the University of Chicago press release by William Harms via HealthCanal: A natural disaster can bring out the best in older children, prompting 9-year-olds to be more willing to share, while 6-year-olds become more…
From the Springer press release via ScienceDaily: Peers exert a greater influence on teenage girls’ dissatisfaction with their bodies than do thin ideals in television or social media use, according to new research by Dr.…
From the Elsevier press release via AlphaGalileo: Excessive alcohol use accounts for 4% of the global burden of disease, and binge drinking particularly is becoming an increasing health issue. A new review article published Cortex…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release via HealthCanal: Experiencing a positive family climate as a teenager may be connected to your relationships later in life, according to new research published in Psychological Science,…
From the UCLA press release via ScienceDaily: Bullying, whether it’s physical aggression or spreading rumors, boosts the social status and popularity of middle school students, according to a new UCLA psychology study that has implications…
From the University of Montreal press release via EurekAlert!: In a study published in the very first issue of the new journal JAMA Psychiatry, researchers from Sainte-Justine University Hospital Center, University of Montreal and King’s…
From the Oregon State University press release: The “empty nest” of past generations, in which the kids are grown up and middle-aged adults have more time to themselves, has been replaced in the United States…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Supplementing children’s diets with fish oil, enrolling them in quality preschool, and engaging them in interactive reading all turn out to be effective ways to raise a…
From the University of Colorado Denver press release via EurekAlert!: Choline, an essential nutrient similar to the B vitamin and found in foods such as liver, muscle meats, fish, nuts and eggs, when given as…