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Fever in Pregnancy Ups Risk of Developmental Delay, Autism

May 25th, 2012
Fever in Pregnancy Ups Risk of Developmental Delay and Autism A provocative new study suggests untreated maternal fever during pregnancy increases the chance that the ...

U.S. Programs to Improve Marriages Fall Short

May 23rd, 2012
U.S. Programs to Improve Marriages Fall ShortEach year, the U.S. government invests hundreds of millions of dollars in education programs designed to promote healthy marriages, with a ...

Teen Literature Heavy with Profanity

May 21st, 2012
Teen Literature Heavy with ProfanityA new study finds that the authors of teen literature often portray their more foul-mouthed characters as rich, attractive and popular. For many adults, the ...

Children Tend to Bring More Joy than Misery

May 18th, 2012
Children Bring More Joy than MiseryNew research has found that parents are happier than people who are not parents. In the study, “In Defense of Parenthood: Children Are Associated With More ...

Downside to Court-Ordered Child Support

May 15th, 2012
Downside to Court-Ordered Child SupportChildren of unmarried parents who live with their mothers and receive court-mandated financial support from their fathers exhibit more aggressive behavior than those who don’t get ...

When Mr. Wrong Looks Like Mr. Right

May 15th, 2012
When Mr. Wrong Looks Like Mr. Right Why do nice guys finish last? It's all about hormones, according to a new study. Research from Kristina Durante, Ph.D., assistant professor ...

Many Autistic Youth Struggle Right After High School

May 15th, 2012
Many Autistic Youth Struggle Right After High SchoolCompared to young people with other disabilities, youth with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) struggle more as they navigate through work ...

Blood Test May Predict Postnatal Depression

May 11th, 2012
Blood Test May Predict Postnatal DepressionBy checking for specific genetic variants, researchers from the University of Warwick Medical School have been able to predict which women are likely to suffer from postnatal depression. This, ...

Babies Benefit from Music Lessons

May 10th, 2012
Babies Benefit from Music LessonsEarly musical training benefits children even before they can walk and talk, according to new research. Researchers at McMaster University of Canada found that one-year-old babies who ...

Teen Misuse of Painkillers Peaks at 16

May 9th, 2012
Teen Misuse of Prescription Drugs Peaks at 16The risk of teens misusing prescription pain relievers appears to peak around age 16, earlier than many experts thought, according to ...
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