Frontpage » Tag » older children

News tagged with older children


Disasters can prompt older children to be more giving, younger children to be more selfish

(Medical Xpress)—A natural disaster can bring out the best in older children, prompting 9-year-olds to be more willing to share, while 6-year-olds become more selfish. Researchers at the University of Toronto, ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jan 30, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Research lacking on drugs for older children with autism, study finds

(HealthDay)—More and more children are growing up with autism, and although many treatments and interventions are now available, clinical studies on the use of medications in teens and young adults are ...

Autism spectrum disorders created Sep 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Advanced maternal age not harmful for children in adulthood

(Medical Xpress)—Previously existing ideas on how advanced maternal age affects adult health of children have to be reconsidered. It had been thought that mothers delivering later in life have children ...

Health created Sep 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Kids' language often misleads in testimony

(Medical Xpress) -- Children often use language differently than adults when referring to a person or thing, which can result in misleading testimony, according to a new Cornell study.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Aug 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Young children learn about prejudice by instruction, older children by experience

For a 6-year-old, one of the most powerful educational tools may be direct instruction, according to new research on how children learn about prejudice. Scientists found that as children get closer to age 10, they begin to ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Mar 19, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Rotavirus vaccination of infants also protects unvaccinated older children and adults

Vaccinating infants against rotavirus also prevents serious disease in unvaccinated older children and adults, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This helps reduce rotavirus-related ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Aug 30, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Teenage stroke -- a frightening trend

Stroke has generally been considered a disease of the elderly, but the incidence of stroke in children and teens has increased in recent years. The American Heart Association Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics 2011 Data ...

Health created Aug 25, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0