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 5th, 2013

Several new studies presented at the International Society for Autism Research annual conference back up the notion that environmental factors before birth may play an important role ...
May 5th, 2013

A new study reports that babies whose growth in the womb is at either end of the extreme -- either very small ...
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 ...
May 3rd, 2013

New research finds prevention programs which target teen girls at high risk for pregnancy can provide substantial benefit.
Experts from the University of Minnesota School of Nursing found ...
May 2nd, 2013

An international team of researchers has determined that child abuse leaves a distinct change in biological pathways.
Such discoveries have the ...
May 2nd, 2013

As the spring semester nears the end, a growing number of college students are tweeting about their use of the ADHD medication Adderall.
Twitter allows ...
April 30th, 2013

Emerging research implies that fear of not keeping up with friends, and consequently missing some fun, motivates use of Facebook or Twitter.
Experts say ...
April 29th, 2013

A new University of Melbourne study suggests that up to 10 per cent of the population is affected by specific ...
April 27th, 2013

Children who are exposed to poor parenting, whether it's abuse, neglect or overprotection, are more likely to experience childhood bullying, according to new research.
A meta-analysis of 70 studies of more than 200,000 children ...