Abused Children at Risk for Adult Obesity
May 22nd, 2013
A new UK study finds that children who have suffered maltreatment are 36 percent more likely to be obese in adulthood ...
A new UK study finds that children who have suffered maltreatment are 36 percent more likely to be obese in adulthood ...
New research suggests performing simple sensory exercises at home may improve the behaviors of children with autism.
The treatment, known as environmental enrichment, led to significant gains ...
Researchers have discovered that men diagnosed as children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) were twice as likely to be obese adults.
Investigators from the Child Study Center ...
As students prepare for final exams, some will turn to a prescription amphetamine or other stimulant ...
Emerging research shows that exergaming -- using active console video games that track player movement to control the game (e.g., Xbox-Kinect, Wii) -- can increase ...
New research shows that youths who first drink during puberty are at greater risk for developing later alcohol problems.
"Most ...
Most moms and dads don't want to be known as "helicopter parents" when their kids go away to college.
Still, a new study ...
While it has been known that breastfeeding enhances child development and protects from disease, a new study now suggests breastfeeding can also convey positive mental development for infants.
Specifically, breastfeeding may ...
More than 80 percent of youth who die by suicide had some form of contact with the health care system in the ...
Parents who are addicted to drugs or alcohol are more than twice as likely to have children who develop depression in adulthood, according to a report ...
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