Children and Teens News

New Study Reports One in Six Students Victim of Cyberbullying

May 6th, 2013
New Study Reports One in Six Students Victim of Cyberbullying  One in six U.S. high school students reported being electronically bullied within the past 12 months, according to a new ...

New Studies Support Environmental Link to Autism

May 5th, 2013
New Studies Support Environmental Link to AutismSeveral 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 ...

Extremes in Birth Weight Tied to Greater Risk of Autism

May 5th, 2013
Extremes in Birth Weight Tied to Greater Risk of Autism  A new study reports that babies whose growth in the womb is at either end of the extreme -- either very small ...

How Would High Blood Pressure Benefit Teens’ Adjustment, Quality of Life?

May 4th, 2013
Teens With High Blood Pressure Appear to Enjoy Better Quality of Life  In what may seem an unusual finding, teens with high blood pressure appear to be better psychologically adjusted and enjoy a higher ...

Prevention Program Helps At-Risk Teen Girls

May 3rd, 2013
Prevention Program Helps At-Risk Teen Girls 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 ...

Child Abuse, Later PTSD Show Distinctive Genetic Signature

May 2nd, 2013
Child Abuse, Later PTSD Show Distinctive Genetic SignatureAn international team of researchers has determined that child abuse leaves a distinct change in biological pathways. Such discoveries have the ...

Twitter Analysis Finds Spike in Adderall Use, Misuse At Exam Time

May 2nd, 2013
Twitter Analysis Finds Spike in Adderall Use, Misuse At Exam TimeAs the spring semester nears the end, a growing number of college students are tweeting about their use of the ADHD medication Adderall. Twitter allows ...

Fear of Missing Out Drives Use of Social Media

April 30th, 2013
Fear of Missing Out Drives Use of Social MediaEmerging research implies that fear of not keeping up with friends, and consequently missing some fun, motivates use of Facebook or Twitter. Experts say ...

Study Finds Learning Disabilities Often Bundled, Fairly Common

April 29th, 2013
Study Finds Learning Disabilities Often Bundled, Fairly Common  A new University of Melbourne study suggests that up to 10 per cent of the population is affected by specific ...

Poor Parenting Linked to Increase in Risk of Bullying

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 ...