From the The JAMA Network Journals media release: Higher ultraviolet B (UVB) radiation exposure, directly related to time outdoors and sunlight exposure, was associated with reduced odds of myopia (nearsightedness), and exposure to UVB between…
From the Wiley media release: Vitamin D supplementation improved symptoms of autism in a recent trial. Studies have shown an association between the risk of autism spectrum disorder and vitamin D insufficiency. In this latest…
From the Oxford University Press USA media release: A new study published in the International Journal of Epidemiology indicates that being born either too early or too late may have a long-term effect on children’s academic performance.…
From the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology media release: Early-life stress has been shown to impair learning and memory in later life, but new research, published online in The FASEB Journal, suggests that…
From the Washington University in St. Louis media release: Using MRIs, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified areas in the brains of children with Tourette’s syndrome that appear markedly different from…
From the Association for Psychological Science media release: Over time, students’ personal values become more similar to those of their school principal, according to new research published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Associational for Psychological…
From the Research Society on Alcoholism media release: Adolescence can be a challenging time for both young people and their parents. Adolescents often face temptations to experiment with various substances and, unfortunately, this is the time…
From the Elsevier media release: A study to be published in the February 2016 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP) reports that adolescents chronically victimized during at…
From the NIH/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences media release: Cognitive function improves with aerobic exercise, but not for people exposed to high levels of mercury before birth, according to research funded by the National…
From the University of Chicago media release: Community characteristics play an important role in perpetuating teen suicide clusters and thwarting prevention efforts, according to a new study by sociologists at the University of Chicago and University…