From the Johns Hopkins University media release: When evaluating the same black student, white teachers expect significantly less academic success than black teachers, a new study concludes. This is especially true for black boys. When a…
From the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development media release: Children with Cushing syndrome may be at higher risk for suicide as well as for depression, anxiety and other mental health…
From the University of Texas at Dallas media release: A new UT Dallas study found that teen driving curfews might do more than reduce car accidents. They also may prevent teens from committing crimes. Arrests among…
From the University of Missouri-Columbia media release: Considerable attention has been paid to how boys’ educational achievements in science and math compare to girls’ accomplishments in those areas, often leading to the assumption that boys outperform…
From the Association for Psychological Science media release: While boys generally do better than girls in science and math**, some studies have found that girls do better in arithmetic. A new study published in Psychological Science, a…
From the British Psychological Society (BPS) media release: Teenagers who interact positively with their family, school and friends are far less likely to smoke, binge drink and use cannabis than peers who fail to identify with…
From the Ohio State University media release: The two types of youth gun violence couldn’t be more different, but the ways to prevent them remain largely the same, according to a new report by some of…
From the American Cancer Society media release: A pilot study finds that using smartphone reminders to prompt people to get moving may help reduce sedentary behavior. The study was supported by the American Cancer Society,…
From the University of Portsmouth media release: About half of all girls at UK secondary schools might be avoiding sport because of embarrassment or pain caused by their breasts, according to new research. The study also…
From the Lifespan media release: A study led by a Hasbro Children’s Hospital sports medicine physician found that male student ice hockey players in earlier pubertal stages had a significantly increased risk of prolonged symptoms from…