From the Stanford University press release by Bjorn Carey via ScienceDaily: If a 7-year-old is breezing through the “Harry Potter” books, studies indicate that he or she will be a strong reader later in life.…
From the University of Tennessee at Knoxville press release via ScienceDaily: Children who play on playgrounds that incorporate natural elements like logs and flowers tend to be more active than those who play on traditional…
From the University of Rochester press release via EurekAlert!: For the past four decades, the “marshmallow test” has served as a classic experimental measure of children’s self-control: will a preschooler eat one of the fluffy…
From the Kennedy Krieger Institute press release via EurekAlert!: A new study published today in the journal Pediatrics (Epub ahead of print) found that nearly half of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are reported…
From the University of Miami press release via EurekAlert!: Approximately 19 percent of children with a sibling diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) will develop Autism due to shared genetic and environmental vulnerabilities, according to…
From the Cornell University Food and Brand Lab press release: Would you rather eat “carrots” or “crunchy yummy carrots”? Or, if you’re a youngster, “X-Ray Vision Carrots”? Kids seem to have an aversion to eating…
From the Rush University Medical Center press release via Newswise: The results from a new study by neurological researchers from the Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center at Rush University Medical Center suggest that people who were…
From the Boston University College of Arts & Sciences via Newswise: A shared meal has consistently been valued for its social and health benefits—it’s recognized as a door to academic excellence and as the ceremonial…
From the JAMA and Archives Journals press release via EurekAlert!: Compared with rest and sedentary video game play, active video gaming with dancing and boxing were associated with increased heart rate, oxygen uptake and energy…
From the Georgia Tech press release: Researchers in Georgia Tech’s Center for Behavior Imaging have developed two new technological tools that automatically measure relevant behaviors of children, and promise to have significant impact on the…