Adult depression has long been associated with shrinkage of the hippocampus, a brain region that plays an important role in memory and response to stress. Now, new research from Washington University in St. Louis has linked ...
Mar 21, 2019
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Too much time in front of the bedroom TV deprives the child of more enriching developmental activities and may explain, in part, less optimal body mass, poor eating habits and socio-emotional difficulties as a teenager, says ...
Mar 7, 2019
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The age-old concept that brains, like bodies, are either female or male is inaccurate and misleading Professor Gina Rippon argues in her book, The Gendered Brain, published by Bodley Head. She points out that we live in a ...
Mar 4, 2019
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This is a teen's brain on marijuana.
Feb 19, 2019
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Getting people involved in community activities like playing games and social events could be a low-cost way to tackle depression in the developing world, according to a study in the Journal of Affective Disorders.
Feb 5, 2019
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As the new year dawns, parents likely turn their thoughts to their child and new beginnings they may experience as they enter an early childhood education and care centre or preschool. Naturally, it's a time of reflection ...
Dec 28, 2018
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Disappointment is a natural human emotion that occurs after a perceived failure. For our young children, this perceived failure can look like not getting the toy they wanted, not being invited to a classmate's birthday party ...
Dec 14, 2018
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Spanking may be increasingly harmful for children on a more global scale than previously known, a new University of Michigan study indicates.
Nov 19, 2018
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New research has found that a large percentage of Australian eight to 12 year olds are being bullied and/or experiencing emotional difficulties – and these children are falling behind their peers in numeracy and reading ...
Nov 9, 2018
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Children who experience abuse and neglect early in life are more likely to have problems in social relationships and underachieve academically as adults.
Jan 17, 2018
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