Child Psychology News
August 25, 2025
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Aug. 19, 2025 — MSU researchers discovered that microbes begin shaping the brain while still in the womb, influencing neurons in a region critical for stress and social behavior. Their findings suggest modern birth practices that alter the microbiome may have ...
Aug. 19, 2025 — Researchers analyzing 33 studies found strong evidence that highly sensitive people are more prone to depression and anxiety but also more likely to benefit from therapy. Since about 31% of the population is highly sensitive, experts argue that ...
Aug. 12, 2025 — Researchers have discovered that parts of the human brain age more slowly than previously thought—particularly in the region that processes touch. By using ultra-high-resolution brain scans, they found that while some layers of the cerebral cortex ...
Aug. 11, 2025 — Flinders University researchers found that forgiving yourself isn’t just about letting go. People stuck in guilt and shame often feel trapped in the past, and true healing comes from addressing deeper moral injuries and restoring a sense of ...
July 24, 2025 — Scientists at Princeton and the Simons Foundation have identified four biologically distinct subtypes of autism, using data from over 5,000 children and a powerful new computational method. These ...
July 24, 2025 — A massive global survey has revealed that people with eating disorders often turn to cannabis and psychedelics like magic mushrooms and LSD to ease their symptoms, rating them more effective than ...
July 18, 2025 — A massive European study has uncovered a powerful connection between hearing loss, loneliness, and memory decline. Researchers at the University of Geneva found that older adults with hearing ...
July 17, 2025 — Premature menopause isn t just a hormonal issue it s a deeply emotional one for many women. A new study reveals that almost 30% experience depression, and it s not just about hormone loss but also grief, identity, and support ...
July 17, 2025 — Yoga, Tai Chi, walking, and jogging may be some of the best natural remedies for improving sleep and tackling insomnia, according to a large analysis comparing various treatments. While cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) remains effective, ...
July 16, 2025 — Struggling to sleep might be the hidden reason why adults with ADHD traits often feel less satisfied with life. New research reveals a strong link between insomnia and reduced well-being in people ...
July 13, 2025 — Movement helps your mood, but it's not one-size-fits-all. Exercising for fun, with friends, or in enjoyable settings brings greater mental health benefits than simply moving for chores or obligations. Researchers emphasize that context — who ...
July 10, 2025 — What if your brain is the reason some pain feels unbearable? Scientists at the Salk Institute have discovered a hidden brain circuit that gives pain its emotional punch—essentially transforming ordinary discomfort into lasting misery. This ...
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July 30, 2025 — Sometimes a gentle touch feels sharp and distinct, other times it fades into the background. This inconsistency isn’t just mood—it’s biology. Scientists found that the thalamus doesn’t just ...
July 23, 2025 — When imagining the future, optimists' brains tend to look remarkably alike, while pessimists show more varied neural activity. This neurological alignment could explain why optimists are often more ...
July 6, 2025 — Immersing stressed volunteers in a 360° virtual Douglas-fir forest complete with sights, sounds and scents boosted their mood, sharpened short-term memory and deepened their feeling of ...
July 3, 2025 — Anger isn’t just a fleeting emotion—it plays a deeper role in women’s mental and physical health during midlife. A groundbreaking study tracking over 500 women aged 35 to 55 reveals that anger ...
July 2, 2025 — A new brain scan tool shows how quickly your body and mind are aging. It can spot early signs of diseases like dementia, long before symptoms begin. ...
July 2, 2025 — Locked-down Hungarians who gained or lost pets saw almost no lasting shift in mood or loneliness, and new dog owners actually felt less calm and satisfied over time—hinting that the storied “pet ...
July 2, 2025 — Researchers testing urine from 2- to 4-year-olds in four U.S. states uncovered 96 different chemicals, many of them unmonitored and linked to hormone ...
June 25, 2025 — Our brains may work best when teetering on the edge of chaos. A new theory suggests that criticality a sweet spot between order and randomness is the ...
June 16, 2025 — When we focus, switch tasks, or face tough mental challenges, the brain starts to sync its internal rhythms, especially in the midfrontal region. A new study has found that smarter individuals show ...
June 13, 2025 — Teens might finally have a good reason to sleep in on weekends within limits. A new study reveals that teenagers who get up to two extra hours of sleep on weekends show fewer anxiety symptoms than ...
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June 3, 2025 — The effects of artificial intelligence on adolescents are nuanced and complex, according to a new report that calls on developers to prioritize features that protect young people from exploitation, ...
June 2, 2025 — Human-AI interactions are well understood in terms of trust and companionship. However, the role of attachment and experiences in such relationships is not entirely clear. In a new breakthrough, ...
May 30, 2025 — Singing to your infant can significantly boost the baby's mood, according to a recent study. Around the world and across cultures, singing to babies seems to come instinctively to caregivers. ...
May 29, 2025 — Humans and mice share persistent brain-activity patterns in response to adverse sensory experience, scientists find, opening a window to our emotions and, perhaps, neuropsychiatric ...
May 29, 2025 — Coffee can help you stay awake. But what does caffeine actually do to your brain once you're asleep? Using AI, a team of researchers has an answer: it affects the brain's ...
May 29, 2025 — Researchers gave participants face tattoos that can track when their brain is working too hard. The study introduces a non-permanent wireless forehead e-tattoo that decodes brainwaves to measure ...
May 28, 2025 — Interactive robots should not just be passive companions, but active partners -- like therapy horses who respond to human emotion -- say ...
May 28, 2025 — Researchers have released the full dataset from the Dallas Lifespan Brain Study, a decade-long project designed to track brain and cognitive health as people age and distinguish neurologically ...
May 28, 2025 — Parental warmth and affection in early childhood can have life-long physical and mental health benefits for children, and new research points to an important underlying process: children's sense ...
May 27, 2025 — Becoming a new mother brings more than just joyful chaos it delivers a profound and persistent sleep shock. A new study reveals that first-time moms lose not just total sleep, but crucial ...
May 27, 2025 — The U.S. is facing a maternal health crisis with higher rates of maternal mortality than any other high-income country. Social and economic factors, including income, are recognized determinants of ...
May 27, 2025 — A new study reveals a concerning decline in self-reported mental health among mothers in the United States between 2016 and 2023. The study also found modest but measurable declines in self-reported ...
May 22, 2025 — A new study examines the emergence of overimitation in infants aged between 16 and 21 months to see if and how it is linked to social affiliation and other forms of imitation. The researchers found ...
May 22, 2025 — When deciding whom to trust, people are more likely to choose individuals who grew up with less money over those who went to private schools or vacationed in Europe, according to new ...
May 22, 2025 — Is artificial intelligence (AI) capable of suggesting appropriate behavior in emotionally charged situations? A team put six generative AIs -- including ChatGPT -- to the test using emotional ...
May 22, 2025 — Using a novel lab method they developed, researchers have identified nine molecules in the blood that were elevated in teens diagnosed with depression. These molecules also predicted how symptoms ...
May 22, 2025 — New research suggests that acute stress may impair key brain functions involved in managing emotions -- particularly in people living with 'distress disorders' such as depression, anxiety, ...
May 21, 2025 — People who have been taking antidepressants for more than two years are substantially more likely to experience withdrawal symptoms compared to short-term users when they come off the medication, ...
May 21, 2025 — There is a strong association between an older person's view of how they are aging and how well they will physically recover after a fall. That is the finding of a new research study which is ...
May 21, 2025 — Keeping a human in the loop significantly enhances emotional engagement during online psychological ...
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Thursday, May 29, 2025
- Sustained in the Brain: How Lasting Emotions Arise from Brief Stimuli, in Humans and Mice
- How Does Coffee Affect a Sleeping Brain?
- Electronic Tattoo Gauges Mental Strain
Wednesday, May 28, 2025
- Horses 'mane' Inspiration for New Generation of Social Robots
- Sharing of Lifespan Brain Study Data Expected to Light New Paths
- Mother's Warmth in Childhood Influences Teen Health by Shaping Perceptions of Social Safety
Tuesday, May 27, 2025
- Study Quantifies the Sleep Loss and Disruption Experienced by New Mothers
- Unconditional Cash Transfers Following Childbirth Increases Breastfeeding
- Significant Declines in Maternal Mental Health Across US
Thursday, May 22, 2025
- Overimitation Begins in Infancy but Is Not Yet Linked to in-Group Preference
- Why We Trust People Who Grew Up With Less
- Could AI Understand Emotions Better Than We Do?
- Biological Markers for Teen Depression
- How Stress Disrupts Emotion Control in People With Mental Health Conditions
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
- Antidepressant Withdrawal Symptoms More Common Among Long-Term Users
- Positive Mindset About Aging in Over-60s Linked to Better Recovery After a Fall
- Digital Mental Health Tools Need Human Touch
- Are Groovy Brains More Efficient?
- Increased Risk of Psychopathology Found in Offspring of People With Schizophrenia or Bipolar Disorder
- Emotional Expressions Shape How Help Is Received in the Workplace
- Common Antidepressants Could Help the Immune System Fight Cancer
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
- Landmark Report Reveals Key Challenges Facing Adolescents
- Forest Management Can Influence Health Benefits
- Depression Linked to Physical Pain Years Later
Monday, May 19, 2025
- Early Puberty Increases Risk of Overweight Later in Life for Girls
- New Research Highlights Health Benefits of Using Heritage Art Practices in Art Therapy
- Sophisticated Data Analysis Uncovers How City Living Disrupts ADHD's Path to Obesity
- Machine Learning Model Helps Identify Patients at Risk of Postpartum Depression
Friday, May 16, 2025
- Could Personality Tests Help Make Bipolar Disorder Treatment More Precise?
- Relieve Your Pain With a Psychologist or an App
Thursday, May 15, 2025
- People With Critical Cardiovascular Disease May Benefit from Palliative Care
- Recessive Genes Are Subject to Darwinian Selection
- Cyberbullying in Any Form Can Be Traumatizing for Kids
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
- Mindfulness Course Effective in People With Difficult-to-Treat Depression
- New Study Raises Concerns About the Safety of Long-Term ADHD Medication Treatment in Children
- The Key to Spotting Dyslexia Early Could Be AI-Powered Handwriting Analysis
- Postpartum Depression and Bonding: Long-Term Effects on School-Age Children
- How the Brain Allows Us to Infer Emotions
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
- Recognition from Colleagues Helps Employees Cope With Bad Work Experiences
- New Survey Shows Privacy and Safety Tops List of Parental Concerns About Screen Time
- Combinations of Chronic Illnesses Could Double Risk of Depression
Monday, May 12, 2025
- Lower Tackle Height Changing Face of Women's Rugby, Study Says
- Evidence of Mother-Offspring Attachment Types in Wild Chimpanzees
Thursday, May 8, 2025
- Lab-on-a-Chip Devices Take Public Health Into Home
- Why People Reject New Rules -- But Only Until They Take Effect
- Music Therapy Helps Brain-Injured Children
Wednesday, May 7, 2025
- Smart Home Devices Used to Monitor Domestic Workers Raise Safety Concerns
- Non-Inherited Genes Affect Children's Development
- Losing a Parent May Increase Children's Risk of Being Bullied
- Cannabis Study: Legalization Reduces Problematic Consumption, Particularly Among Certain Individuals
Tuesday, May 6, 2025
- New Chronic Pain Therapy Retrains the Brain to Process Emotions
- Parent Coaching Sparks Major Communication Growth in Infants With Social and Communication Delays
Monday, May 5, 2025
- How Individuals Grasp an Object May Offer Simpler Diagnosis for Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Neighborhood Stress May Impact Kids' Brains -- And Increase Depression Risk
- Gorilla Study Reveals Complex Pros and Cons of Friendship
- Children as Young as Five Can Navigate a 'tiny Town'
- Spanking and Other Physical Discipline Lead to Exclusively Negative Outcomes for Children in Low And Middle-Income Countries
- Teens With Mental Health Conditions Use Social Media Differently Than Their Peers, Study Suggests
Friday, May 2, 2025
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Wednesday, April 30, 2025
- A Virtual Reality Game Integrating Smell to Fight Cognitive Decline
- Study Links Childhood Trauma to Increased Substance Use and Unexpected Effects on Heart Rate and Blood Pressure in Adolescents
- Depression and Other Mental Health Conditions Linked With Immune Response, Study Finds
- Mindfulness Therapy Reduces Opioid Craving and Addiction, Study Finds
- Nursing 2025: No Relief in Sight as Burnout, Stress and Short Staffing Persist
Tuesday, April 29, 2025
- Age, Previous Sports Experience, Stronger Predictors of Performance in Children Than Previous Concussions
- Study Suggests Dance and Lullabies Aren't Universal Human Behaviors
- Teenage Years Crucial for Depression Intervention
Monday, April 28, 2025
Friday, April 25, 2025
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Wednesday, April 23, 2025
- By 15 Months, Infants Begin to Learn New Words for Objects, Even Those They've Never Seen
- Empathy Might Be Retained in Alzheimer's Disease
- Family Dynamics Shape Body Image Differently Across Cultures
Tuesday, April 22, 2025
- A Repurposed Anti-Inflammatory Drug May Help Treat Alcohol Use Disorder and Related Pain
- Adolescents Who Sleep Longer Perform Better at Cognitive Tasks
Monday, April 21, 2025
- More Americans Are Using Psilocybin -- Especially Those With Mental Health Conditions, Study Shows
- In Kids, EEG Monitoring of Consciousness Safely Reduces Anesthetic Use
- New Research Lays Groundwork for Early Detection of Alzheimer's Disease
- High-Tech Sticker Can Identify Real Human Emotions
Saturday, April 19, 2025
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Wednesday, April 16, 2025
- Viewing Art Can Boost Wellbeing by Giving Meaning to Life
- Nurturing Now, Thriving Later: The Lasting Power of Affectionate Mothering
- Nature-Based Activity Is Effective Therapy for Anxiety and Depression, Study Shows
Tuesday, April 15, 2025
- Primate Mothers Display Different Bereavement Response to Humans
- How Circadian Clocks Maintain Robustness in Changing Environments
Monday, April 14, 2025
- How Does Our Brain Regulate Generosity?
- Sleep Matters: Duration, Timing, Quality and More May Affect Cardiovascular Disease Risk
- How the Brain Controls Movement Under Uncertainty
- Gestational Diabetes Linked to ADHD in Children