Medical research
Can childhood traumas make you old before your time?
(HealthDay)—Childhood trauma might promote faster cellular aging in people, a new study suggests.
Oct 4, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Note to dads: Good parenting makes a difference
Father's Day this Sunday is a chance to recognize dads for putting up with all manner of nonsense that kids manage to cook up on the way to adulthood.
Jun 14, 2011
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Medical research
Does presence of oxidants early in life help determine life span?
Why do we age, and what makes some of us live longer than others? For decades, researchers have been trying to answer these questions by elucidating the molecular causes of aging.
Jul 19, 2012
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Research links childhood trauma to schizophrenia
Researchers at the University of Liverpool have found that children who have experienced severe trauma are three times as likely to develop schizophrenia in later life.
Apr 19, 2012
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Autism spectrum disorders
Researchers discover new genes contributing to autism, links to psychiatric disorders
A new approach to investigating hard-to-find chromosomal abnormalities has identified 33 genes associated with autism and related disorders, 22 for the first time. Several of these genes also appear to be altered in different ...
Apr 19, 2012
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Genetics
Aging disease in children sheds light on normal aging
(Medical Xpress) -- Aging of individual cells in the body leads to aging of the whole person. New evidence for this comes from studies of very rare children born with a genetic mutation that wrinkles, ages and kills them ...
Oct 24, 2011
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Persistence of ADHD into adulthood is an important predictor of car crash risk
A new study reports that the risk of being involved in car crashes increases for those diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The study in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent ...
Aug 18, 2020
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Health
Physical activity is associated with other health-related behaviors
Results from a recent study by University of Jyväskylä, Finland, showed that not only persistent leisure-time physical activity from childhood to adulthood but also an increasing tendency to engage in physical activities ...
Dec 7, 2021
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Neuroscience
Brain pattern predicts how fast an adult learns a new language
Some adults learn a second language better than others, and their secret may involve the rhythms of activity in their brains.
May 10, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study uncovers cost of resiliency in kids
Children living in poverty who appear to succeed socially may be failing biologically. Students able to overcome the stress of growing up poor are labeled "resilient" because of their ability to overcome adversity, but University ...
May 30, 2013
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