Pediatrics
Children in care can recover from adversity with the right adoptive environment, research finds
Research on adoptive family life in Wales has revealed the levels of adversity many children have experienced.
Jul 31, 2019
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Health
Positive parenting during early childhood may prevent obesity
Programs that support parents during their child's early years hold promise for obesity prevention, according to a new study in the online February 6 issue of Pediatrics.
Feb 6, 2012
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Mindful parenting shapes emotional health of youth, study shows
Young adults who were raised by parents who were supportive of them expressing emotions tend to be more emotionally healthy and report lower levels of depression and anxiety, according to a study led by a Georgia State psychology ...
Mar 5, 2019
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Overweight & Obesity
Support from grandparents linked with lower levels of obesity in children
A new pilot study from Karolinska Institutet and the University of Oxford has shown how important the support from grandparents could be in protecting against child obesity.
Jul 27, 2015
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Autism spectrum disorders
Study finds few pediatric providers discuss transportation with their autistic patients
A collaborative study from the Center for Injury Research and Prevention (CIRP) and the Center for Autism Research (CAR) at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) found that only 8% of pediatric healthcare and behavioral ...
Dec 16, 2021
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Autism spectrum disorders
Ga. autism project looks to early detection
A partnership between an autism research center and the state of Georgia is working to boost early detection and diagnosis of the disorder.
Sep 21, 2013
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Diabetes
Serious life events in childhood can triple risk of developing type 1 diabetes
New research from Sweden published in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes) shows that serious life events (SLEs) in childhood, such as death or illness in the family, divorce/separation, ...
Apr 9, 2015
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
'Sandwich generation' study shows challenges of caring for both kids and aging parents
Their older parents need care. Their kids are still under 18. And they probably have a job, too.
Dec 7, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Father absence in early childhood linked to depression in adolescent girls
(Medical Xpress)—New research from the Children of the 90s study at the University of Bristol shows that girls whose fathers were absent during the first five years of life were more likely to develop depressive symptoms ...
May 15, 2013
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Health
Apartment life for families means living at close quarters, but often feeling isolated too
Newer high-rise developments in Australia's inner-city areas are increasingly home to parents raising young children. In the 2016 Census, family households represented nearly half of apartment residents. Close to one in ten ...
Aug 5, 2019
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