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High-functioning social communication skills can buffer negative effects of child shyness

A new study by Yale-NUS College Assistant Professor of Social Sciences Cheung Hoi Shan has discovered that shy children with low English vocabulary skills, can still be popular among their peers if they have high-functioning social communication skills that enable them to engage and interact well with their peers in social settings.

21 Sep 2017

UTMB scientists gain new insights into factors that lead to preterm birth

A group of scientists led by Ramkumar Menon at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston has gained new insights into what factors lead to preterm birth. This study is currently available in The American Journal of Pathology.

21 Sep 2017

Physical stress in preemies plus separation from mothers may have lasting effects into adulthood

A new study suggests that physiological stress in premature infants combined with separation from their mothers may have lasting effects into adulthood.

20 Sep 2017

PCORI approves $13 million funding award to NYU Dentistry for school-based cavity prevention study

A research team at New York University College of Dentistry has been approved for a $13.3 million funding award by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute to study cavity prevention, quality of life, and school performance.

20 Sep 2017

Inactivation of Capicua gene leads to formation of T-ALL tumors in mice, researchers find

Researchers at the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre have discovered a genetic alteration that is directly involved in at least 10% of cases of one of the most common cancers in children, T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

20 Sep 2017

Young people taking anti-epileptic drugs experience bone health issues, study finds

In a study published in Epilepsia, young people taking anti-epileptic drugs experienced elevated rates of bone fractures and had reductions in tibial bone mineral density and lower limb muscle force.

20 Sep 2017

Study may provide insights into treating autism and other neuropsychiatric disorders

Alterations in a naturally occurring chemical in the brain called serotonin have been linked to a number of neuropsychiatric disorders including depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder as well as autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

20 Sep 2017

A quarter of girls show signs of depression at age 14

Almost a quarter of girls and one tenth of boys show signs of depression at age 14, say researchers from the University College London.

20 Sep 2017

School-based education about strokes can improve victims’ survival chances without lasting damage

In the treatment of strokes, every minute gained can save lives or reduce the extent of lasting damage. At the World Congress for Neurology in Kyoto, Japanese doctors presented an effective educational program for school children and their parents.

20 Sep 2017

Teen tattoos - an issue raising concern

According to a clinical report by the American Academy of Pediatrics, “voluntary body modifications” or tattoos, scarifications and piercings by teenagers is a rising concern. These can lead to serious complications they warn and also discuss the implications of these modifications both in terms of social as well as personal and related to mental health.

19 Sep 2017

Common sense concerns over Nerf gun eye injuries from doctors

Thousands of children worldwide play with Nerf guns. Doctors are now concerned about the potential for these guns to harm the eyes and lead to serious eye injuries.

19 Sep 2017

Teenagers becoming more responsible, or more lazy, or more boring !

According to a new study, teenagers are leaning towards activities that are more suitable – reading, taking part in volunteering activities etc. while saving the activities that were once considered rites of passage to adulthood and ages over 25.

19 Sep 2017

Research at KU to receive $2.3 million grant for studying motor deficits in ASD

While much research has been devoted to the social and communication issues that define autism spectrum disorders (ASD), much less is known about motor deficits that affect the majority of, if not all, individuals with ASD.

19 Sep 2017

Experts discuss link between breast milk components, circadian variation, and infant health

The fat content and levels of several key nutrients and hormones in breast milk vary with the mother's circadian rhythm, which may have implications for the timing of breastfeeding and feeding of expressed milk, especially for high-risk infants.

19 Sep 2017

Study reveals how cells from patients with developmental disease differ from healthy cells

By reprogramming skin cells into nerve cells, researchers at Karolinska Institutet are creating cell models of the human brain. In a new study published in Molecular Psychiatry the researchers describe how cells from patients with the severe developmental disease lissencephaly differ from healthy cells.

19 Sep 2017

New research reveals changing aspects of teenage parenthood

The US birth rate hasn't changed for two generations of teenage girls, but other aspects of young parenthood are shifting, especially regarding young fathers, according to new Indiana University research.

19 Sep 2017

Research finds link between victimization of transgender adolescents and suicidal thoughts, substance abuse

In two peer-reviewed papers, researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have found that transgender adolescents are twice as likely to have suicidal thoughts as the general population, and they are up to four times as likely to engage in substance use.

19 Sep 2017

$Study compares missed nursing care in NICUs for high and low fractions of black infants$

Child Health News

High-functioning social communication skills can buffer negative effects of child shyness

UTMB scientists gain new insights into factors that lead to preterm birth

Physical stress in preemies plus separation from mothers may have lasting effects into adulthood

PCORI approves $13 million funding award to NYU Dentistry for school-based cavity prevention study

Inactivation of Capicua gene leads to formation of T-ALL tumors in mice, researchers find

Young people taking anti-epileptic drugs experience bone health issues, study finds

Study may provide insights into treating autism and other neuropsychiatric disorders

A quarter of girls show signs of depression at age 14

School-based education about strokes can improve victims’ survival chances without lasting damage

Teen tattoos - an issue raising concern

Common sense concerns over Nerf gun eye injuries from doctors

Teenagers becoming more responsible, or more lazy, or more boring !

Research at KU to receive $2.3 million grant for studying motor deficits in ASD

Experts discuss link between breast milk components, circadian variation, and infant health

Study reveals how cells from patients with developmental disease differ from healthy cells

New research reveals changing aspects of teenage parenthood

Research finds link between victimization of transgender adolescents and suicidal thoughts, substance abuse

Study compares missed nursing care in NICUs for high and low fractions of black infants

UI scientists discover gene linked to fatal renal agenesis in children

Researchers precisely describe effects of frequent genetic mutation in congenital hyperinsulinism

Synthetic Psychedelics: A Growing Public Health Concern

How the Vutara VXL simplifies single-molecule imaging

How cohesin mechanics and nanotracker tech are redefining DNA research

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