From the Kennedy Krieger Institute press release via EurekAlert!: In the largest prospective study to date of children with early and later manifestation of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) compared to children without ASD, researchers found…
From the University of Arizona press release via EurekAlert!: As child reality TV star Honey Boo Boo continues to capture the attention of audiences with her boisterous personality and her own show about life on…
From the University of Toronto press release via EurekAlert!: It is time to put the nature versus nurture debate to rest and embrace growing evidence that it is the interaction between biology and environment in…
From the UC Davis press release: Parents consistently overestimate their children’s optimism and downplay their worries, according to new research by psychologists at the University of California, Davis, Center for Mind and Brain. The findings…
From the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia press release via EurekAlert!: Parents with a higher number of stressors in their lives are more likely to have obese children, according to a new study by pediatric researchers.…
From the FECYT – Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology press release via EurekAlert!: Teenagers and university students are unaware of the negative consequences of alcohol consumption or the chances of developing an addiction as…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Political mindsets are the product of an individual’s upbringing, life experiences, and environment. But are there specific experiences that lead a person to choose one political ideology…
From the Public Library of Science press release via ScienceDaily: Children with autism have difficulty identifying inappropriate social behavior, and even when successful, they are often unable to justify why the behavior seemed inappropriate. New…
From the University of Liverpool press release via EurekAlert!: Scientists at the Universities of Liverpool, Manchester, and Kings College, London, have found that mothers who stroke their baby’s body in the first few weeks after…
From the San Diego State University press release via EurekAlert!: Prenatal exposure to alcohol (PAE) can lead to serious deficiencies, including deficits in spatial working memory (SWM). This is the first study to examine the…