An important learning process is impaired in adolescents who were abused as children, a University of Pittsburgh researcher has found, and this impairment contributes to misbehavior patterns later in life.
Feb 28, 2017
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The results of a large study do not support the notion that prenatal and postpartum maternal depression is particularly detrimental to children's psychological development. Instead, the most robust effects were found for ...
Feb 24, 2017
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Teenagers who self-report feeling drowsy mid-afternoon also tend to exhibit more anti-social behavior such as lying, cheating, stealing and fighting. Now, research from the University of Pennsylvania and the University of ...
Feb 23, 2017
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For reasons that are unclear, males are diagnosed with dyslexia more often than females. Researchers have now found that this may be due to males' lower average and more variable reading performance relative to females'.
Feb 8, 2017
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Treatments for autism spectrum disorder that appear promising in a research lab often don't work as well in real-life settings.
Jan 12, 2017
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A new study has examined the interaction between coparenting and coercive parenting in predicting children's disruptive behaviour.
Dec 5, 2016
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Mothers who have repetitive and self-focused negative thoughts about their own problems can have poorer-quality relationships with their babies, new research from the University of Exeter shows.
Dec 2, 2016
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Vitamin D supplementation improved symptoms of autism in a recent trial.
Nov 21, 2016
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A new study found that speech difficulties are linked with difficulties in learning to read when children first start school, but these effects are no longer apparent at 8 years of age.
Nov 7, 2016
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Researchers at Bournemouth University and Queen's University Belfast have discovered that music therapy reduces depression in children and adolescents with behavioural and emotional problems.
Nov 7, 2016
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