Exploring alternatives to incarceration for young offenders with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
Barely a month goes by without news of children and adolescents who are imprisoned and being mistreated in youth detention.
Oct 9, 2024
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Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction: Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Medical news and research articles
What's driving the rise in ADHD diagnoses among children and adults?
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the most commonly diagnosed behavioral disorder in children, and the numbers are only expected to rise. The CDC reported that in 2022, more than 7 million (11.4%) U.S. children ...
Oct 7, 2024
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Pandemic-era babies do not have higher autism risk, finds study
Children born during the first year of the pandemic, including those exposed to COVID in utero, were no more likely to screen positive for autism than unexposed or pre-pandemic children, found researchers from Columbia University ...
Sep 23, 2024
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Estimating incidence of neuroleptic malignant syndrome in youth on antipsychotics
A new study in the Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology estimates the incidence of neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS), a potentially fatal adverse effect of antipsychotic treatment, among individuals aged ...
Sep 19, 2024
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Pioneering research sheds light on how babies and young children understand the art of pretense
Babies recognize pretense and around half of children can pretend themselves by 12 months, new research has found. The study, led by the University of Bristol, shows for the first time how children's awareness and grasp of ...
Aug 14, 2024
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Collaborative autism study analyzes movement through computer vision technology
A collaborative research study, led by IU Columbus Associate Professor of Psychology Mark Jaime, is getting attention in the neuroscience field for its innovative study of physical movement and autistic traits.
Aug 7, 2024
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After 2016 Presidential Election, women of color had more underweight, premature babies, study finds
In 2016, President-elect Donald Trump vowed to deport thousands of immigrants. His anti-immigration message vilified foreign-born people living in the U.S. as criminals and rapists. Besides making good on many harsh, immigration-related ...
Jul 25, 2024
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What plastic pollution does to your body, and what you can do about it
Plastics and the long-lasting chemicals they're made of are accumulating in our oceans, leaching into our farm fields and piling up in landfills. Plastic is floating in the air and falling from the sky. It's also turning ...
Jul 12, 2024
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Umbilical cord milking does not appear to increase risk of neurodevelopmental delay in non-vigorous infants
A treatment to move blood from the umbilical cord into the body of newborns who are limp, pale and with minimal breathing, known as non-vigorous, does not appear to increase the risk of neurodevelopmental impairment, according ...
Jul 1, 2024
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Research shows first week after birth is critical for development of senses
Researchers at UZH have found that the maturation of the senses for smell and touch is closely linked in mice and that this strong interaction takes place within a narrow developmental time window.
Jun 11, 2024
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