http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. (Medical Xpress)—New research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) reveals why some children are badly affected by negative family conflicts while other children survive without significant problems. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-family-conflict-affects-children.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 08 May 2013 08:29:04 EST news287220470 (Medical Xpress)—Social practices and cultural beliefs of modern life are preventing healthy brain and emotional development in children, according to an interdisciplinary body of research presented recently at a symposium at the University of Notre Dame. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-modern-parenting-hinder-brain.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 07 Jan 2013 06:23:31 EST news276762196 (Medical Xpress)—Positive parenting can be particularly effective in helping young children with developmental disabilities become more independent and cooperative, a Brigham Young University study found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-fostering-independence-life-skills-children.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 13 Nov 2012 06:20:01 EST news272009262 Alcohol use during adolescence is harmful on multiple levels, including an increased risk for developing alcohol use disorders (AUDs) later in life. Recent research suggests that genetic influences are moderated by environmental factors. A new study of gene-environment interactions between a functional single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) of the μ-opioid receptor (OPRM1) gene (A118G) and the risk for developing an AUD during adolescence, with a specific focus on the influence of parenting practices or affiliation with deviant peers, has confirmed that environmental factors can moderate this association. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-environmental-factors-mitigate-genetic-alcohol.html Addiction Thu, 08 Nov 2012 16:00:05 EST news271604537 Political mindsets are the product of an individual's upbringing, life experiences, and environment. But are there specific experiences that lead a person to choose one political ideology over another? http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-parenting-temperament-childhood-political-ideology.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 22 Oct 2012 16:05:52 EST news270140742 Teens who play mature-rated, risk-glorifying video games may be more likely than those who don't to become reckless drivers who experience increases in automobile accidents, police stops and willingness to drink and drive, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-risk-glorifying-video-games-teens-recklessly.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 11 Sep 2012 11:47:57 EST news266582865 What kind of mothers do feminists make? According to a new study by Miriam Liss and Mindy Erchull, from the University of Mary Washington in the US, feminist mothers endorse the importance of the time-intensive, hands-on parenting practices associated with attachment parenting - a child-centric parenting technique in which children's needs are ideally met on the child's schedule rather than the parent's. Their work is published online in Springer's journal Sex Roles. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-feminism-parenting-compatible.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 11 Jun 2012 13:20:31 EST news258639618 A child's cognitive development is not generally impacted by how much weight his or her mother gained during pregnancy, according to a study from Nationwide Children's Hospital. This is the first study to use methods controlling for the widest range of confounding factors when directly examining the association between gestational weight gain and childhood cognition. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-gestational-weight-gain-child-cognitive.html Health Tue, 28 Feb 2012 12:59:31 EST news249656363