Psychology & Psychiatry
Happiness is not determined by childhood biomarkers
Happiness is not determined by childhood biological markers such as height or body fat, according to a team of European researchers involving UCL.
Sep 18, 2017
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Neuroscience
Digital markers near-perfect for predicting dementia
Using ensemble learning techniques and longitudinal data from a large naturalistic driving study, researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health, Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science, ...
Feb 23, 2023
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Neuroscience
Brain lays foundation for reason in childhood
Structural connections between frontal and parietal areas in children's brains can predict their ability to reason later in life, reports new research published in The Journal of Neuroscience.
Aug 7, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
For Black adolescents, feeling connected to school has long-lasting mental health benefits, researchers find
School connectedness—the degree to which students feel part of their school community—influences more than grades. For Black students, it's a protective factor against depression and aggressive behavior later in life, ...
Jan 5, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Improved food health standards linked to fewer cases of childhood gastroenteritis
A University of Otago study reveals the incidence of non-viral gastroenteritis in New Zealand children has declined over the past 20 years with researchers concluding improved food health standards the key contributor.
Feb 21, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Almost a quarter of adults living under lockdown in the UK have experienced loneliness
One in four adults (24 percent) in the UK have felt lonely because of coronavirus, according to a longitudinal study that is tracking mental health across the pandemic.
Apr 22, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Structural racism and pandemic stressors associated with postpartum depression and anxiety among Black individuals
The combined effects of systemic and interpersonal racism layered on top of negative experiences within the COVID-19 pandemic were associated with depression and anxiety among Black people in the postpartum period, according ...
Apr 13, 2022
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Pediatrics
Just over half of six-year-olds in Britain meet recommended guidelines for physical activity
Fifty-three percent of six-year-olds met the recommended daily guidelines for moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in a study carried out pre-pandemic by researchers at the universities of Cambridge and Southampton.
Aug 11, 2022
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Health
Aggressive behavior linked specifically to secondhand smoke exposure in childhood
Children who are exposed to secondhand smoke in early childhood are more likely to grow up to physically aggressive and antisocial, regardless of whether they were exposed during pregnancy or their parents have a history ...
May 21, 2013
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Inflammatory disorders
Importance of early-life factors identified in new lung health study
New insights into the importance of early-life factors on lung health have been unveiled in the most comprehensive study of its kind, led by the Universities of Bristol and Essex.
Mar 2, 2023
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