News tagged with early childhood
Father absence in early childhood linked to depression in adolescent girls
(Medical Xpress)—New research from the Children of the 90s study at the University of Bristol shows that girls whose fathers were absent during the first five years of life were more likely to develop depressive ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
May 15, 2013 |
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Telomere shortening affects muscular dystrophy gene
(Medical Xpress)—Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) is a genetic disorder that causes the muscles of the upper body to waste away. It is unusual in that symptoms do not usually appear until sufferers are in their ...
Genetics
May 06, 2013 |
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Relationship of medical interventions in childhood and prevalence of later intellectual disability
A study by Jeffrey P. Brosco, M.D., Ph.D., of the University of Miami, Florida, and colleagues examines the relationship between medical interventions in early childhood and the increasing prevalence of later intellectual ...
Pediatrics
Apr 29, 2013 |
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Improving mental health starts with early childhood relationships
Making sure children grow up in a safe and stable environment is the goal of Iowa State University researchers working on a statewide evaluation through the Iowa Department of Public Health and the Maternal, ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 24, 2013 |
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Genetic biomarker may help identify neuroblastomas vulnerable to novel class of drugs
An irregularity within many neuroblastoma cells may indicate whether a neuroblastoma tumor, a difficult-to-treat, early childhood cancer, is vulnerable to a new class of anti-cancer drugs known as BET bromodomain inhibitors, ...
Cancer
Apr 09, 2013 |
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Early poor mental health link to early puberty
(Medical Xpress)—Children who have an earlier onset of puberty have poorer mental health from as early as preschool age, a new study by Murdoch Childrens Research Institute has found.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 02, 2013 |
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Preschoolers know good vs. bad sources of info
(Medical Xpress)—Young children are not like sponges just soaking up information. They can actively evaluate what people know and go to the "experts" for information they want, reports a Cornell study published in a special ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 22, 2013 |
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BPA raises risk for childhood asthma
Researchers at the Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health at the Mailman School of Public Health are the first to report an association between early childhood exposure to the chemical bisphenol A (BPA) and an ...
Immunology
Mar 01, 2013 |
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AAP endorses parental leave for pediatric residents
(HealthDay)—The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) advocates that all interns, residents, and fellows should have parental leave benefits consistent with the Family Medical Leave Act during pediatric ...
Pediatrics
Jan 29, 2013 |
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Scientists find cancer-causing virus in the brain, potential connection to epilepsy
Researchers at Shriner's Hospital Pediatric Research Center at the Temple University School of Medicine, and the University of Pennsylvania have evidence linking the human papillomavirus 16 (HPV16) – the most common cause ...
Neuroscience
Jan 24, 2013 |
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When will we all live to 100? 40 percent of girls born now expected to reach this milestone
An article from John Appleby, Chief Economist at the Kings Fund, published on BMJ website today brings attention to the rising amount of those expected to live to 100 and asks where it will end.
Health
Jan 22, 2013 |
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Study documents that some children lose autism diagnosis
Some children who are accurately diagnosed in early childhood with autism lose the symptoms and the diagnosis as they grow older, a study supported by the National Institutes of Health has confirmed. The research team made ...
Autism spectrum disorders
Jan 15, 2013 |
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Home visiting program for first-time moms may be struggling to reduce serious injuries to children
New research from PolicyLab at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia shows that one of the nation's largest programs providing home visitation support for at-risk mothers and children may not be as successful in reducing ...
Health
Dec 12, 2012 |
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Parents' knowledge of children's daycare experience incomplete, study finds
Nearly 1.5 million Canadian children grow up living double lives: one at home with their parents and another in some form of childcare environment. While parents hope to be informed of what goes on when they're not around, ...
Health
Dec 11, 2012 |
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Study finds elevated levels of formaldehyde, other contaminants, in day care centers
A new, comprehensive survey of day care centers by University of California, Berkeley, researchers found that, overall, the environmental quality in child care settings was similar to other indoor environments, ...
Health
Oct 25, 2012 |
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Early childhood
Early childhood is a stage in human development. It generally includes toddlerhood and some time afterwards. Play age is an unspecific designation approximately within the scope of early childhood.
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