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Adolescent marijuana users have used the drug in more than one form, research shows

Most teens who've tried marijuana have used the drug in more than one form, including cannabis products that are smoked, eaten or vaped, new USC research shows.

28 Sep 2018

Eat, toke or vape: Teens not too picky when it comes to pot’s potpourri

There is no doubt that some high school students will try to get high. However, the ways they're doing it might be changing.

28 Sep 2018

Altruistic behavior in toddlerhood predicted by infants' attention to fearful faces

Our responsiveness to seeing others in distress accounts for variability in helping behavior from early in development, according to a study published Sept. 25 in the open-access journal PLOS Biology by Tobias Grossmann from the Max Planck Institue for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences (MPI CBS) and the University of Virginia, and his team.

28 Sep 2018

Depressive symptoms are prevalent among adolescents

A substantial proportion of adolescents in Germany is affected by depressive symptoms. This is the result of a representative survey reported by Lutz Wartberg and colleagues in the current issue of Deutsches Ärzteblatt International.

28 Sep 2018

Web-based intervention could increase parent-adolescent communication related to sexual risk

Persistent and significant health disparities related to sexual health, including a higher teen birth rate and HIV prevalence, exist among Puerto Rican adolescents compared to other racial and ethnic adolescents.

28 Sep 2018

Rochester and Minnesota team receives grant to create center for child maltreatment studies

The University of Rochester's Mt. Hope Family Center, in conjunction with the University of Minnesota's Institute for Translational Research in Children's Mental Health, has received a multi-million-dollar grant to create a national center for child maltreatment studies, becoming one of only three academic institutional partnerships in the United States to receive this prestigious award from the National Institutes of Health.

28 Sep 2018

Limiting screen time in kids can improve cognition finds study

Researchers have proved what has been suspected for some time now – reducing screen time for kids can improve their brain power. The team advises parents that recreational screen time in kids should be limited. Recreational screen time in kids include time spent using social media, playing video games and watching television.

27 Sep 2018

Parents are leery of schools requiring ‘mental health’ disclosures by students

Children registering for school in Florida this year were asked to reveal some history about their mental health.

27 Sep 2018

Limiting your child's screen time could improve cognition

Limiting screen time to less than two hours per day and ensuring your child gets sufficient sleep has been linked to better cognition.

27 Sep 2018

GARDP partners with Novartis to accelerate development of generic antibiotic treatments for children

The Global Antibiotic Research & Development Partnership and Novartis are joining forces to accelerate the development and availability of generic antibiotic treatments for children in low- and middle-income countries.

27 Sep 2018

Lower clinical trial enrollment associated with relapse risk in AYA leukemia patients

Adolescent and young adult patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia were significantly more likely to relapse than pediatric ALL patients, and factors including lower clinical trial enrollment and shorter duration of therapy were associated with relapse.

27 Sep 2018

No scientific reason available to assume link between BPA uptake and MIH in children

Depending on symptomatic and phenotypic severity the condition of chalky teeth is categorised into three levels. The symptoms of chalky teeth were first described in 1978, with the term molar-incisor hypomineralisation introduced in 2001.

27 Sep 2018

Uterus transplantation with living donors ethically as problematic as altruistic surrogacy

In 2014, the first child to have been gestated in a donated uterus was born. Although research into uterus transplantation is still in an early phase, many see the donations as a success.

27 Sep 2018

Breastfeeding changes gene activity that regulates infant's response to stress

It has long been known that there are many physical and mental health benefits of breastfeeding for mothers and babies. But can these benefits be due to genetic changes induced by breastfeeding? New research suggests that connection.

27 Sep 2018

New study aims to identify babies at higher risk of autism and ADHD

London researchers are set to start a three year study aiming to identify babies at higher than average risk of autism spectrum conditions and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

27 Sep 2018

New compound promotes social interaction in laboratory mice with autism

Children with autism often find social interactions awkward, leaving them isolated. Now in a study appearing in ACS' Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, scientists report that they have discovered a first-of-its-kind compound that promotes social interaction among laboratory mice that display autistic traits.

26 Sep 2018

University of Leicester lectures focus on newborns, migrants and home

Home is the theme of the first in the new series of lectures by University of Leicester PhD graduates, as they explore how long it takes babies in neonatal care to be sent home and how home-making practices are used by migrants to become familiar with a new place.

26 Sep 2018

Brain marker linked with aggression in toddlers identified

Imagine a situation where one child is teasing another. While the child doing the teasing means it playfully, the other child views it as hostile and responds aggressively.

26 Sep 2018

Researchers review current state and future potential of biologic medications to treat asthma in children

Researchers have performed a comprehensive review of the current state and future potential of using biologic medications to treat asthma in children.

26 Sep 2018

Breastfeeding could be important way to prevent childhood obesity, study finds

In the UK a quarter of two-to-five-year olds are overweight or obese. The World Health Organization classify childhood obesity as one of the most serious global health challenges for the 21st century and in 2016 estimated that more than 41 million children under five years old were overweight or obese worldwide.

26 Sep 2018

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Adolescent marijuana users have used the drug in more than one form, research shows

Eat, toke or vape: Teens not too picky when it comes to pot’s potpourri

Altruistic behavior in toddlerhood predicted by infants' attention to fearful faces

Depressive symptoms are prevalent among adolescents

Web-based intervention could increase parent-adolescent communication related to sexual risk

Rochester and Minnesota team receives grant to create center for child maltreatment studies

Limiting screen time in kids can improve cognition finds study

Parents are leery of schools requiring ‘mental health’ disclosures by students

Limiting your child's screen time could improve cognition

GARDP partners with Novartis to accelerate development of generic antibiotic treatments for children

Lower clinical trial enrollment associated with relapse risk in AYA leukemia patients

No scientific reason available to assume link between BPA uptake and MIH in children

Uterus transplantation with living donors ethically as problematic as altruistic surrogacy

Breastfeeding changes gene activity that regulates infant's response to stress

New study aims to identify babies at higher risk of autism and ADHD

New compound promotes social interaction in laboratory mice with autism

University of Leicester lectures focus on newborns, migrants and home

Brain marker linked with aggression in toddlers identified

Researchers review current state and future potential of biologic medications to treat asthma in children

Breastfeeding could be important way to prevent childhood obesity, study finds

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