Neuroscience
Sleep problems pervasive and persistent among children with epilepsy
For children with epilepsy, seizures and related health concerns can disrupt every part of childhood, including sleep.
Feb 8, 2022
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News tagged with child development
Psychology & Psychiatry
Impact of COVID-19 social isolation measures on early development
An international consortium with researchers from 13 countries has investigated the impact of COVID-19 related social isolation measures on 2,200 young infants and toddlers between eight and 36 months of age. Their findings ...
Feb 7, 2022
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Neuroscience
Growth charts for the brain help to understand mental illness
Researchers from Radboudumc have developed a set of growth charts for the brain. These 'brain charts' provide reference models for brain development and aging across the entire human lifespan, based on a very large data set. ...
Feb 1, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study: Supportive early childhood environments can help decrease effects of trauma
Researchers know that experiencing a high number of adverse events in childhood correlates with worse health outcomes in adulthood. These studies have led to an emphasis on trauma-informed practice in schools and workplaces ...
Jan 19, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study shows that educators are uniquely positioned to provide mental health therapy
A study published in Frontiers in Psychiatry looks at how teachers in low and middle income countries are uniquely positioned to deliver mental health care to their students, and how utilizing teachers in this way can potentially ...
Jan 13, 2022
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Dentistry
'Good job brushing your teeth!' Study shows parent praise might encourage children's persistence
To become healthy and successful adults, children need to persist on tasks that they might not necessarily consider easy or fun, like studying, exercising, or brushing one's teeth. Throughout childhood, persistence behavior ...
Dec 14, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Fewer children are dying before their fifth birthday, but African countries lag behind
The world has experienced a 59% decline in the deaths of children younger than five years since 1990. New mortality estimates indicate that the largest drop was in 2019, when global under-five deaths were reduced to 5.2 million ...
Dec 8, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID-19 during pregnancy doesn't harm baby's brain: study
COVID-19 of mild to moderate severity in pregnant women appears to have no effect on the brain of the developing fetus, according to a study being presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North ...
Nov 30, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Maternal caregiving may reverse effects of stress during pregnancy on newborns
A study published in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry suggests that mothers' sensitive caregiving after giving birth may erase some of the negative effects of stress during pregnancy on newborns.
Nov 17, 2021
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Autism spectrum disorders
Study finds infants later diagnosed with autism show reduced social communication before their first birthday
The foundation for social communication is present from birth, with newborns preferring to orient to faces over non-faces and caregivers over strangers. Between 9-12 months of age, infants develop other social communication ...
Nov 17, 2021
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