(Medical Xpress)—A team of researchers with Monash University recently gave a presentation at a neuroscience conference in Australia outlining their study of the brain of a seven-year-old boy who was missing most of his ...
(HealthDay)—Visceral adipose tissue (VAT) in girls and central adiposity in boys play a role in the acquisition of bone strength during adolescence, according to a study published online Oct. 30 in the Journal of Bone and ...
Nov 20, 2017
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When asked to describe a typical child with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), most people would describe a young boy who climbs on things, is impatient and does not do what he is told. Few people would describe ...
Nov 17, 2017
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In a study of adolescent boys and girls, neuroscientists at Penn State and Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) have found a sex difference in a gene linked to substance use disorders.
Nov 15, 2017
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Doctors treating a critically ill boy with a devastating skin disease used experimental gene therapy to create an entirely new skin for most of his body in a desperate attempt to save his life.
Nov 8, 2017
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An innovative, ten-week program that combines hand drumming and therapeutic talking has been found to significantly assist disadvantaged boys' mental health and antisocial behaviour.
Nov 3, 2017
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The gender gap in STEM can start when children are just learning to speak – the words parents choose to describe their child's world could be the reason boys are outpacing girls, according to a new study.
Oct 27, 2017
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The idea that four-year-old boys have a spurt of testosterone is often used to explain challenging behaviour at this age.
Oct 23, 2017
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Boys involved in school shootings often struggle to live up to what they perceive as their school's ideals surrounding masculinity. When socially shunned at school, they develop deep-set grudges against their classmates and ...
Oct 19, 2017
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The number of obese children and adolescents (aged 5 to 19 years) worldwide has risen tenfold in the past four decades, according to a new study led by Imperial College London and the World Health Organization (WHO). If current ...
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