March 31st, 2013

Poor children who move three or more times before they turn 5 have more behavior problems than their peers, including attention problems, anxiety ...
March 30th, 2013

Why are many moviegoers attracted to bloodshed, gore and violence? It may be because they hope it will offer meaningful insights into ...
March 29th, 2013

Provocative new research suggests marital conflict is a significant source of environmental stress for children.
Witnessing parents fighting may harm children's stress response systems. ...
March 28th, 2013

A new National Institutes of Health study discovers financial, emotional, or other stress in the year before delivery can increase a pregnant woman’s chance of stillbirth.
Stillbirth ...
March 28th, 2013

A pilot study suggests a sample of saliva may help predict a young boy's risk for violent behavior.
Researchers at Cincinnati Children’s ...
March 26th, 2013

New research suggests that babies’ brains can process emotional tones of voice, a capability that could potentially lead to problems in dealing with stress ...
March 23rd, 2013

Women who were victims of childhood abuse are at greater risk of having a child with autism spectrum disorder, according ...
March 22nd, 2013

A new report finds that news stories about mass shootings involving a shooter with mental illness heighten readers' negative attitudes toward all persons ...
March 22nd, 2013

The relationship between physical pain and the relief one obtains after removal of the pain is a topic of investigation in two new studies.
Researchers studied the ...
March 21st, 2013

A new Penn State University study finds that many health care providers are failing when it ...