May 22nd, 2013

A new UK study finds that children who have suffered maltreatment are 36 percent more likely to be obese in adulthood ...
May 22nd, 2013

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 ...
May 21st, 2013

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 ...
May 21st, 2013

As students prepare for final exams, some will turn to a prescription amphetamine or other stimulant ...
May 20th, 2013

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 ...
May 18th, 2013

New research shows that youths who first drink during puberty are at greater risk for developing later alcohol problems.
"Most ...
May 17th, 2013

Most moms and dads don't want to be known as "helicopter parents" when their kids go away to college.
Still, a new study ...
May 15th, 2013

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 ...
May 12th, 2013

More than 80 percent of youth who die by suicide had some form of contact with the health care system in the ...
May 10th, 2013

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 ...