From the Macquarie University press release via HealthCanal: A recent study from the Centre for Emotional Health, Macquarie University, has found children with social phobia are judged as less attractive and are less liked by…
From the Mayo Clinic press release via MedicalXPress: Mayo Clinic researchers have found that multiple exposures to anesthesia at a young age are associated with higher rates of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Children exposed to two…
From the Canadian Medical Association Journal press release: An analysis of research on physical punishment of children over the past 20 years indicates that such punishment is potentially harmful to their long-term development, states an…
From the Stanford School of Medicine press release: For the first time, researchers have scanned the brains of children watching funny videos to examine which of their brain regions are active as their sense of…
From the University of Montreal press release via EurekAlert!: Attentiveness in kindergarten accurately predicts the development of “work-oriented” skills in school children, according to a new study published by Dr. Linda Pagani, a professor and…
From the University of Missouri press release: Children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) tend to be fascinated by screen-based technology. A new study by a University of Missouri researcher found that adolescents with autism spend…
From the Children’s Medical Hospital press release via MedicalXPress: Children at risk for dyslexia show differences in brain activity on MRI scans even before they begin learning to read, finds a study at Children’s Hospital…
From the Brandeis University press release: Nurturing mothers have garnered accolades for rescuing skinned knees on the playground and coaxing their children to sleep with lullabies. Now they’re gaining merit for their offspring’s physical health…
From the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill press release: Adults who participated in a high quality early childhood education program in the 1970s are still benefitting from their early experiences in a variety…
From the University of Bristol press release via HealthCanal: New research from the Children of the 90s study at the University of Bristol, which has been charting the health of 14,500 children since their birth…