Child Psychology News
April 24, 2024
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Apr. 19, 2024 — People are using 'they/them' pronouns more often, according to a new ...
Apr. 17, 2024 — A growing body of research shows that exposure to air pollution, especially during pregnancy and childhood, may have a negative impact on brain development. Now a study has found that exposure to ...
Apr. 16, 2024 — Researchers have identified the types of E.coli responsible for neonatal meningitis -- around 50 per cent of infections are caused by two types of E. coli. The study was the largest to date, examining genomes of E. coli bacteria across four ...
Apr. 18, 2024 — Twin studies have proven invaluable for teasing out the effects of both genetics and the environment on human biology. Researchers studied pairs of twins to look at how the interplay of genetics and ...
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Apr. 15, 2024 — A study has shown that traumatic experiences during childhood may get 'under the skin' later in life, impairing the muscle function of people as they ...
Apr. 9, 2024 — In the largest study to date on the subject, researchers found no evidence to support a causal link between acetaminophen use during pregnancy and ...
Apr. 16, 2024 — Researchers have advanced the understanding of how the cerebral cortex develops by tracing the lineage of certain brain ...
Apr. 16, 2024 — A research team reports that social stress during adolescence in female mice later results in prolonged elevation of the hormone cortisol after they give ...
Apr. 15, 2024 — People who as teenagers felt pressure to lose weight from family or from the media, females, people who are not heterosexual, and people experiencing ...
Apr. 15, 2024 — Researchers have discovered that an FDA-approved epilepsy drug can prevent or slow the growth of NF1-linked optic gliomas in mice, laying the groundwork for a clinical ...
Apr. 9, 2024 — More synchrony between parents and children may not always be better, new research has revealed. For the first time a new study looked at behavioral and brain-to-brain synchrony in 140 families with ...
Apr. 9, 2024 — Researchers have discovered a blood protein that could help detect which children will experience ongoing concussion symptoms more than two weeks after an ...
Apr. 11, 2024 — When the brain has trouble filtering incoming information and predicting what's likely to happen, psychosis can result, research ...
Apr. 11, 2024 — What if changes in a person's stress levels could be detected while they sleep using wearable devices? A new study find changes in perceived stress levels reflected in sleep data -- an important step ...
Earlier Headlines
Apr. 22, 2024 — Though life goals change over time, a study of teen goals indicates that goals of education and high prestige can drive ...
Apr. 17, 2024 — The US saw a 22% decline in rates of prescription-opioid overdose related emergency department (ED) visits in children 17 and younger between 2008 and 2019, but an uptick in the early part of the ...
Apr. 17, 2024 — Gender stereotypes mean that girls can be celebrated for their emotional openness and maturity in school, while boys are seen as likely to mask their emotional distress through silence or disruptive ...
Apr. 15, 2024 — A new study revealed how aberrant epigenetic regulation contributes to the development of atypical teratoid/rhabdoid (AT/RT) tumors, which are aggressive brain tumors that mainly affect young ...
Apr. 15, 2024 — Managing problematic student behavior is one of the most persistent, challenging, and controversial issues facing schools today. Yet despite best intentions to build a more inclusive and ...
Apr. 11, 2024 — Delivering high-quality emergency care for kids may mean fewer CT scans, according to a new study. The research validates intra-abdominal injury (IAI) and traumatic brain injury (TBI) prediction ...
Apr. 11, 2024 — Researchers conducted a survey to understand how the mental health of displaced Ukrainians has been affected by the ongoing war. Their findings describe high levels of post-traumatic stress disorder ...
Apr. 11, 2024 — Childhood maltreatment can continue to have an impact long into adulthood because of how it effects an individual's risk of poor physical health and traumatic experiences many years later, a new ...
Apr. 11, 2024 — By analyzing the narratives of women who experienced traumatic childbirth and women with non-complicated childbirth, researchers created an AI model that can accurately identify those at risk of ...
Apr. 11, 2024 — Childhood verbal abuse by adults costs society an estimated $300 billion a year globally, show recent ...
Apr. 8, 2024 — Children and teens from racial and ethnic minority groups are disproportionately affected by persistent insomnia symptoms that begin in childhood and continue through young adulthood, according to a ...
Apr. 8, 2024 — Through a large-scale analysis, researchers have uncovered the ways in which consensual touch can benefit a person's physical and mental ...
Apr. 8, 2024 — Researchers found that when the adult talked and played socially with a 5-month-old baby, the baby's brain activity particularly increased in regions responsible for attention -- and the level ...
Apr. 3, 2024 — Forming a long-term recreational exercise habit as a young person has a beneficial impact on physical and mental health later in life, but some groups, such as females and academic high-achievers, ...
Apr. 2, 2024 — Researchers have found that even low to moderate alcohol use by pregnant patients may contribute to subtle changes in their babies' prenatal development, including lower birth length and a ...
Apr. 2, 2024 — New screening tools in child health care are effective in identifying early language and communication difficulties in children. This is shown by two studies based on more than 6,000 ...
Apr. 1, 2024 — Researchers found that exposure to environmental carcinogens and psychological distress is significantly linked to decreased happy life expectancy, a measure of the lifespan during which an ...
Apr. 1, 2024 — Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is the most common pediatric neurobehavioral disorder with a prevalence of approximately 7%-10% in school-age children. ADHD significantly affects ...
Mar. 28, 2024 — Younger women are generally thought to have a low risk of heart disease, but new research urges clinicians to revisit that assumption, especially for women who suffer from certain mental health ...
Mar. 28, 2024 — Researchers have found that parents with chemical intolerance are more likely to report children with autism and ...
Monday, April 22, 2024
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
- New Data Identifies Trends in Accidental Opioid Overdoses in Children
- Gender Stereotypes in Schools Impact on Girls and Boys With Mental Health Difficulties, Study Finds
Monday, April 15, 2024
- New Study Sheds Light on the Mechanisms Underlying the Development of Malignant Pediatric Brain Tumors
- School Suspensions and Exclusions Put Vulnerable Children at Risk
Thursday, April 11, 2024
- New Study Validates Prediction Rules for Pediatric Intra-Abdominal and Traumatic Brain Injuries
- Study Finds Increased Anxiety and PTSD Among People Who Remained in Ukraine
- Study Helps Explain Why Childhood Maltreatment Continues to Impact on Mental and Physical Health Into Adulthood
- AI Model Can Accurately Assess PTSD in Postpartum Women
- Economic Burden of Childhood Verbal Abuse by Adults Estimated at $300 Billion Globally
Monday, April 8, 2024
- Disparities in Sleep Health and Insomnia May Begin at a Young Age
- New Study Highlights the Benefit of Touch on Mental and Physical Health
- Everyday Social Interactions Predict Language Development in Infants
Wednesday, April 3, 2024
Tuesday, April 2, 2024
- Even Moderate Alcohol Usage During Pregnancy Linked to Birth Abnormalities
- Early Detection of Language Disorders Helps Children Obtain Right Interventions
Monday, April 1, 2024
- Exposure to Common Environmental Carcinogens Linked to Decreased Lifespan Happiness
- New Initiative Improves Detection, Evaluation of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Thursday, March 28, 2024
- For Younger Women, Mental Health Now May Predict Heart Health Later
- Parental Avoidance of Toxic Exposures Could Help Prevent Autism, ADHD in Children, New Study Shows
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
- ADHD Stimulants May Increase Risk of Heart Damage in Young Adults, Study Finds
- Want to Feel Young? Protect Your Sleep
- Developmental Psychology: Concern for Others Emerges During Second Year of Life
- A Decade of Aphantasia Research: What We've Learned About People Who Can't Visualize
- The Serious Side of Kid and Canine Play
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
Monday, March 25, 2024
- Research Identifies Characteristics of Cities That Would Support Young People's Mental Health
- 2 in 3 Parents Say Their Adolescent or Teen Worries About How Sick Days May Impact Grades
Friday, March 22, 2024
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
- Metformin During Pregnancy Affects the Brain Development in Offspring Mice, Study Finds
- Perceived Gender Discrimination Linked to Decline in Wellbeing for Older Women
Tuesday, March 19, 2024
- Knitting Brings Calmness and Structure to the Lives of People With Mental Illness
- Is the Secret to Anxiety in Young Women Hidden in Our Brain Chemistry?
Monday, March 18, 2024
- Five Factors to Ensure an Infant Thrives
- Study Shows Middle-Aged Americans Are Lonelier Than European Peers, Suggests Loneliness in Midlife Is Endemic
- Laws That Punish Drug Use During Pregnancy Likely Lead to Worse Health Outcomes for Families, Study Finds
- Study Eases Concern at Antipsychotics Use in Pregnancy
- Study Estimates Nearly 70 Percent of Children Under Six in Chicago May Be Exposed to Lead-Contaminated Tap Water
- Landmark Study Shows That 'transcendent' Thinking May Grow Teens' Brains Over Time
Friday, March 15, 2024
- Fatty Food Before Surgery May Impair Memory in Old, Young Adults
- Researchers Identify a Signaling Molecule in Neuroblastoma Immunosuppression and Aggressiveness
Thursday, March 14, 2024
- Study of Long-Term Student Engagement Challenges 'one Great Teacher' Narrative of Education
- Lonely 12 Year-Olds Less Likely to Gain Employment in Adulthood
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
- Multiple Air Pollutants Linked to Asthma Symptoms in Children
- Middle-Age Obesity Is Caused by Changes in the Shape of Neurons in the Brain
- RNA-Based Therapy Shows Promise Against Aggressive Childhood Brain Tumors in Mice
- First Recognition of Self in the Mirror Is Spurred by Touch
- Explicit Socioemotional Learning Can Have a Key Role in PE Lessons, Study Says
Tuesday, March 12, 2024
Monday, March 11, 2024
- No, an Anti-Racist Program in Schools Didn't Stress out Kids, Study Finds
- Adding Folic Acid to Table Salt Could Prevent Life-Threatening Birth Defects
- 'Study Drugs' Set the Stage for Other Drug Use and Mental Health Decline
Friday, March 8, 2024
Thursday, March 7, 2024
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
- Peer Pressure Susceptibility Lasts Into Adulthood
- Study Takes Wider View at Household Size, Children's Development
- New Study May Broaden the Picture of the Consequences of Childhood Adversity
Tuesday, March 5, 2024
- Sprinting 'like a Jet' Will Produce Premier League Strikers of Tomorrow, Study Shows
- Gen Z's Climate Anxiety Is Real and Needs Action -- For Everyone's Wellbeing
Monday, March 4, 2024
Friday, March 1, 2024
- Link Between Adversity, Psychiatric and Cognitive Decline
- Early Vocabulary Size Is Genetically Linked to ADHD, Literacy, and Cognition
- Healthy Sleep Needs a Healthy Day: Boost Exercise to Beat Your Bedtime Blues
Thursday, February 29, 2024
- Parents, Wealth, Race Drive Girls' Chances to Play Sports
- Uptick in Behavioral Disorders Reported in Children Following Prenatal Exposure to Anesthesia
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
- Teens Benefit from 'forest Bathing' -- Even in Cities
- New Study Links Placental Oxygen Levels to Fetal Brain Development
- Maths: Smart Learning Software Helps Children During Lockdowns -- And Beyond
Monday, February 26, 2024
- Gut-Brain Communication Turned on Its Axis
- Intervention Reduces Likelihood of Developing Postpartum Anxiety and Depression by More Than 70%
- Can They Hear You Now? Kids Increasingly Exposed to Noise Health Risks Via Earbuds and Headphones
- Poison Center Calls for 'magic Mushrooms' Spiked After Decriminalization, Study Finds
Friday, February 23, 2024
Thursday, February 22, 2024
- Climate Change Linked to Rise in Mental Distress Among Teens, According to Drexel Study
- Living in Violent Neighborhoods Affects Children's Brain Development
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Tuesday, February 20, 2024
- Avid Appetite in Childhood Linked to Later Eating Disorder Symptoms
- Time Watching Videos May Stunt Toddler Language Development, but It Depends on Why They're Watching
- More Intense Exercise Reduces Post-Concussion Anxiety in Teens
- Smiling Is the Secret to Seeing Happiness, New Research Reveals
- Stress During Pregnancy Can Lead to Early Maturation of First-Born Daughters
Monday, February 19, 2024
- Understanding the Relationship Between Our Sleep, Body Clock and Mental Health
- To Boost a Preschooler's Language Skills, Consider Reminiscing
Thursday, February 15, 2024
Wednesday, February 14, 2024
- Emojis Are Differently Interpreted Depending on Gender, Culture, and Age of Viewer
- Menopause and Migraines: New Findings Point to Power of Prevention
Tuesday, February 13, 2024
Monday, February 12, 2024
- Children's Positive Attitude Towards Mathematics Fades During the Early School Years
- Adolescents With Concussion May Benefit from More Activity Earlier
Thursday, February 8, 2024
- Predicting Psychosis Before It Occurs
- Patterns of Brain Connectivity Differ Between Pre-Term and Term Babies
- Researchers Identify Potential Way to Treat Genetic Epilepsy by Replacing 'lost' Enzyme