Psychology & Psychiatry
How early-life challenges affect how children focus, face the day
Adversity early in life tends to affect a child's executive function skills—their ability to focus, for example, or organize tasks.
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Health
Growth in life expectancy in Australia slows, research finds
After 20 years of rapid increases in life expectancy at birth, the rate of growth in Australia is now falling behind most other high-income nations, meaning better control of health risk factors such as obesity will be needed ...
May 20, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Obesity linked to psychological distress
New research, published in the research journal Obesity, has found that people on lower incomes may be more likely to have obesity due to psychological distress that gives rise to emotional eating to cope.
May 8, 2019
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Pediatrics
Negative experiences at dentist much more common for low-income, nonwhite children
Disparities in young children's experiences at the dentist are linked to income, ethnicity and language, according to a new study from the University of California, Irvine. Published in Academic Pediatrics, it found that ...
May 3, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
The impact of economic disparities on children's development
Parental engagement is one of the most important factors in a child's development, yet it varies dramatically based on socioeconomic advantage.
Apr 22, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Food insecurity linked with low self-esteem in children: Study
Children in households with uncertain access to nutritious food are twice as likely to have low self-esteem and less likely to believe they can make healthy choices, new research shows.
Apr 10, 2019
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Neuroscience
Research shows impact of poverty on children's brain activity
Children born into poverty show key differences in early brain function, according to new research from the University of East Anglia.
Apr 2, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
CDC: GI, respiratory illnesses more likely in low-income children
(HealthDay)—Children from lower-income households are more likely to report recent childhood gastrointestinal and respiratory illnesses but are less likely to miss any school days, according to research published in the ...
Mar 8, 2019
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Attention deficit disorders
One in three students with ADHD receive no school interventions, study finds
At least one in five students with ADHD receive no school services despite experiencing significant academic and social impairment, a gap particularly evident for adolescents and youth from non-English-speaking and/or lower-income ...
Mar 5, 2019
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Medical economics
Minority med students report more barriers to dermatology
(HealthDay)—Minority medical students report a variety of barriers to applying for a dermatology residency, according to a research letter published online Jan. 9 in JAMA Dermatology.
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