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 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

A new study funded by the National Institutes of Health discovers a pregnant mothers' exposure to the flu may have extreme mental health ...
May 12th, 2013

Has the term “schizophrenia” become outdated? Some experts are beginning to think so.
For several decades now, “schizophrenia” has been the word used to describe a condition with a specific type ...
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 11th, 2013

Women who engage in "fat talk" -- self-disparaging remarks made in relation to eating, exercise or their bodies -- are less liked by their peers, according to a ...
May 6th, 2013

A new study shows that girls in high school who exercise regularly are at a lower risk of fighting or being in a gang.
For the ...
May 6th, 2013

One in six U.S. high school students reported being electronically bullied within the past 12 months, according to a new ...
May 6th, 2013

When individuals create their own avatar and modify it, the difficult situations faced by their alter egos may influence the perception of the virtual ...
May 4th, 2013

In what may seem an unusual finding, teens with high blood pressure appear to be better psychologically adjusted and enjoy a higher ...