From the University of Pennsylvania media release: When a woman experiences a stressful event early in pregnancy, the risk of her child developing autism spectrum disorders or schizophrenia increases. Yet how maternal stress is transmitted…
From the American Academy of Sleep Medicine media release: A new study suggests that marijuana use is associated with impaired sleep quality. Results show that any history of cannabis use was associated with an increased…
From the Elsevier Health Sciences media release: Physical fitness in childhood and adolescence is beneficial for both physical and mental health throughout life. However, a growing body of evidence suggests that it may also play…
From the University of Illinois media release: What social skills does a three-year-old bring to interactions with a new peer partner? If he has strong bonds to his parents, the child is likely to be…
From the University of Pennsylvania media release: We already know haters are predisposed to be that way. Now we see they also spend a lot of time at fewer activities than their non-hater counterparts. But…
From the Douglas Mental Health University Institute media release: A new study finds a link between prenatal maternal stress (PNMS) and the development of symptoms of asthma and autism in children. A team of scientists…
From the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) media release: A new study shows that college students who are poor sleepers are much more likely to earn worse grades and withdraw from a course than…
From the Ohio State University media release: An expectant mother who chooses to find out her child’s sex before birth may be giving subtle clues about her views on proper gender roles, new research suggests.…
From the Yale University media release: Twenty years after the hormone leptin was found to regulate metabolism, appetite, and weight through brain cells called neurons, Yale School of Medicine researchers have found that the hormone…
From the Wiley media release: New research reveals that bilingualism has a positive effect on cognition later in life. Findings published in Annals of Neurology, a journal of the American Neurological Association and Child Neurology…