Children and Teens News

Teen Mentors Best Adults in Steering Kids Toward Healthy Lifestyle

April 21st, 2013
Teen Mentors Successful in Leading Children Toward a Healthy LifestyleElementary school kids who learned about obesity from teen mentors lost weight, lowered their blood pressure and took on healthy lifestyle changes, according ...

Possible Link Between ADHD in Children & Cell Phone Use

April 21st, 2013
Possible Link Between ADHD in Children & Cell Phone UseA new study suggests a potential link between the symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and cell phone use.  ADHD is ...

Analyzing Brain Activity May Help Detect Autism

April 20th, 2013
brain activity and autismNeuroscientists have developed a method of analyzing brain activity that may help detect autism in children. In a small study, researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in ...

Early Cognitive Behavioral Therapy May Reduce Risk of Psychosis

April 20th, 2013
early cognitive therapyYoung people with a high risk of developing psychosis could “significantly reduce” their chances of developing a full-blown psychotic illness by getting early access to cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), according ...

New Research Says Up to 10 Percent of Children Affected by Learning Disabilities

April 20th, 2013
research on learning difficultiesUp to 10 percent of the population is affected by specific learning disabilities, such as dyslexia, dyscalculia and autism, which translates to two or three students in every ...

Should Brain Scans Be Used as Lie-Detectors?

April 18th, 2013
Should Brain Scans Be Used as Lie-Detectors? Advancements in electronic and magnetic imaging of the brain are beginning to blur the lines on when technology ...

What Common Drug May Aid Memory for Autistic Kids?

April 17th, 2013
What Common Drug May Aid Memory for Autistic Kids?A new study by University of Missouri investigators discovers that propranolol (Inderal), a drug commonly used to treat ...

Teen Smoking Influenced by Middle-School Peers, Parents

April 15th, 2013
Teen Smoking Influenced by Middle-School Peers, Parents New research suggests middle school peer groups influence an adolescent's smoking behavior more ...

Past Trauma Can Increase Parents’ Stress at Child’s Cancer Diagnosis

April 14th, 2013
Past Trauma Can Increase Parents' Stress at Child's Cancer DiagnosisWhen the parent of a child with cancer has already experienced a traumatic life event prior to hearing of the child’s cancer diagnosis, he ...

Social Media, Facebook & Twitter Use May Harm Grades of College Freshman

April 12th, 2013
Social Media, Facebook & Twitter Use May Harm Grades of College FreshmanA new research study finds that widespread use of media among freshman college students may ...