A new Australian study looking at the impact of an autism assistance dog for children and their parents has made an unexpected discovery: the dog has expanded their world, literally.
May 30, 2022
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Children of incarcerated parents are six times more likely than other children to develop a substance use disorder as adults and nearly twice as likely to have diagnosable anxiety, according to new research from the Center ...
Aug 23, 2019
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The rate of parental stress is greater among parents who have sleep disorders themselves, or have children with sleep disorders, according to a new study published this week in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Ray Merrill ...
Jan 25, 2023
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A new study found that the prevalence of preterm birth varied significantly by region and country of origin among Black parents in Massachusetts. These differences were not explained by socioeconomic, health, and behavior ...
Feb 18, 2022
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COVID-19 has led to an elevated awareness of threat in the environment and has caused major disruptions to families' lives, through social distancing, school closures, and now effective lock-down. A new research survey, launched ...
Mar 31, 2020
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The death of a child is an extremely stressful life event with potential long-term health consequences. The death of an offspring is associated with an increased risk of ischemic heart diseases in parents. This is according ...
Nov 4, 2021
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Emotional eating, or eating as a coping mechanism for negative, positive, or stress-driven emotions, is associated with unhealthy dietary patterns and weight gain. A research article featured in the Journal of Nutrition Education ...
Sep 7, 2022
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Parents and children who were separated under the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" immigration policy have shown lasting psychological trauma—even after being reunited, a new study finds.
Nov 25, 2021
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Autistic children need encouragement to have positive conversations about who they are, to understand what they are good at and where they can excel, according to an expert, who is calling for a change in how we approach ...
Feb 1, 2023
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Little ones who stay up late may have a higher risk of becoming overweight by the time they are school-age, a new study suggests.
Feb 18, 2020
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