Child Psychology News
April 12, 2025
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Apr. 9, 2025 — A new study found that people with cannabis use disorder (CUD) had elevated dopamine levels in a brain region associated with ...
Apr. 8, 2025 — Researchers explored the long-term effects of preschool expansion in Japan in the 1960s, revealing significant reductions in risky behaviors amongst teenagers. By analyzing regional differences in the rollout of the program, the study identified ...
Apr. 8, 2025 — Researchers discovered the blood vessels at the back of the eye -- called retinal microvasculature -- can show early signs someone is at risk of developing ...
Apr. 7, 2025 — Investigators have linked difficult early life experiences with reduced quality and quantity of the white matter communication highways throughout the adolescent brain. This reduced connectivity is ...
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Apr. 7, 2025 — Body signals such as heartbeat and breathing accompany us constantly, often unnoticed as background noise of our perception. Even in the earliest years of life, these signals are important as they ...
Apr. 1, 2025 — A research group has uncovered a potential mechanism linking maternal inflammation to delayed neurodevelopment in infants. The research suggests the ...
Apr. 4, 2025 — The fear of rejection -- familiar to many children and adults -- can significantly impact how kids behave in their peer groups, according to new ...
Apr. 4, 2025 — Exposure to fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5) from wildfire smoke was associated with increased visits to emergency departments (ED) for mental health conditions, according to a new ...
Apr. 3, 2025 — Early administration of the drug Fosdenopterin/rcPMP improves the chances of survival of infants with MoCD type A and promotes the development of ...
Apr. 2, 2025 — A newly published study found that a mother's exposure to phthalates during pregnancy can affect their newborn's metabolism and brain development. ...
Apr. 2, 2025 — Despite a recent Food and Drug Administration warning against inhaling nitrous oxide, commonly known as laughing gas, deaths due to misusing the substance are rising in the United ...
Apr. 1, 2025 — A new study has found that children exposed to higher levels of air pollution in early and mid childhood have weaker connections between key brain ...
Mar. 31, 2025 — AI mental health apps may offer a cheap and accessible way to fill the gaps in the overstretched U.S. mental health care system, but ethics experts warn that we need to be thoughtful about how we use ...
Mar. 26, 2025 — Many youth have heart disease risk factors by their late teens, and preventing or addressing these risks early may reduce the risk of developing ...
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Apr. 2, 2025 — Excessive screen time among adolescents negatively impacts multiple aspects of sleep, which in turn increases the risk of depressive symptoms -- particularly among girls, concludes a new ...
Mar. 25, 2025 — What goes through your mind when someone asks 'Did you see that?' A study shows that children and adults process ambiguous information like 'that' differently. While children ...
Mar. 25, 2025 — Whether it's an early morning jog, or a touch of Tai Chi, groundbreaking research shows that any form of exercise can significantly boost brain function and memory across children, adults, and ...
Mar. 21, 2025 — Almost half of patients diagnosed with depression classify as being 'treatment-resistant' as new research suggests that many don't respond to multiple antidepressant ...
Mar. 20, 2025 — Americans have long believed that sports are one area in society that offers kids from all backgrounds the chance to succeed to the best of their abilities. But new research suggests that this belief ...
Mar. 20, 2025 — Though we learn so much during our first years of life, we can't, as adults, remember specific events from that time. Researchers have long believed we don't hold onto these experiences ...
Mar. 19, 2025 — For adolescents struggling with substance abuse, traditional in-person interventions such as counseling are not always effective, and rural areas often lack access to these services. A researcher is ...
Mar. 19, 2025 — Mindfulness, total sleep quality, and alcohol consumption may help explain why people who stay up late have a greater risk of depression, according to a new ...
Mar. 19, 2025 — The new approach establishes an opportunity to harness the success of immunotherapies that revolutionized the treatment of childhood leukemias for childhood brain ...
Mar. 18, 2025 — Research has tracked depressive symptoms in 7100 young people from Tokyo and London and shown girls have more depressive symptoms than boys in both cities. The study found that this gap is around ...
Mar. 18, 2025 — Climate change is not just an environmental issue -- it's a mental health crisis impacting on adolescent wellbeing right now in areas most affected by climate change, according to new ...
Mar. 18, 2025 — A recent study has linked longevity specifically to verbal fluency, the measure of one's vocabulary and ability to use ...
Mar. 17, 2025 — By studying never-before-seen details of brain connectivity in human infants, researchers have identified how a balance of innate structure and flexible learning produces our remarkably organized ...
Mar. 17, 2025 — Early-life adversity affects more than half of the world's children and is a significant risk factor for cognitive and mental health problems later in life. In an extensive and up-to-the-minute ...
Mar. 14, 2025 — The oxytocin system -- which helps release breast milk and strengthens the bond between mother and baby -- may be affected during breastfeeding in mothers experiencing postnatal ...
Mar. 14, 2025 — Researchers have deepened our understanding of two of the five members of the CDKL family of genes, CDKL2 and CDKL1. They show that variants in these genes can lead to neurodevelopmental conditions, ...
Mar. 13, 2025 — Do you have lots of close friends -- and work hard to keep it that way? If you've answered 'yes', you are probably ...
Mar. 13, 2025 — Many people dream of retiring to a warmer, less expensive country. But retirees who move abroad may be at greater risk of loneliness than those who stay in their home country, according to new ...
Mar. 13, 2025 — New research shows that people with eating disorders are more harshly judged than those suffering from depression, making it much harder for them to seek ...
Mar. 12, 2025 — 'Fake it till you make it' might be common advice to climb the corporate ladder, but new research shows that this attitude could also adversely affect job satisfaction and mental ...
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Thursday, March 20, 2025
- How Family Background Can Help Lead to Athletic Success
- Why Don't We Remember Being a Baby? New Study Provides Clues
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
- Can Online Games Be an Effective Intervention to Help Adolescents Reduce Substance Abuse?
- Why Are Night Owls at Greater Risk of Depression?
- Classifying Childhood Brain Cancers by Immune Response May Improve Diagnostics and Treatments
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
- Gender Gap in Teenage Depression Is Twice as Large in London Than in Tokyo, New Study Finds
- Climate Change Fuelling Mental Health Crisis in Areas Most Affected by Climate Crisis
- Mastery of Language Could Predict Longevity
Monday, March 17, 2025
- Bridging Nature and Nurture: Study Reveals Brain's Flexible Foundation from Birth
- How Childhood Adversity Shapes Brain and Behavior
Friday, March 14, 2025
- Oxytocin System of Breastfeeding Affected in Mothers With Postnatal Depression
- New Members of the CDKL Family of Genes Linked to Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Thursday, March 13, 2025
- Why It's Good to Be Nostalgic: Study Suggests You May Have More Close Friends
- Retiring Abroad Puts Older Adults at Risk for Loneliness
- Depressing Findings for Those Suffering from Eating Disorders
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
- More Than Marks: How Wellbeing Shapes Academic Success
- Children Who Lack Fish in Their Diets Are Less Sociable and Kind, Study Finds
- Good Parenting Helps, but Has Limits Under Major Deprivation
Monday, March 10, 2025
- Study Pinpoints the Impact of Prenatal Stress Across 27 Weeks of Pregnancy
- What's in a Label? It's Different for Boys Vs. Girls, New Study of Parents Finds
- AI-Based Math: Individualized Support for Schoolchildren
- Limiting Screen Time Protects Children's Mental Health
Friday, March 7, 2025
Thursday, March 6, 2025
- Memory Is Impaired in Aged Rats After 3 Days of High-Fat Eating
- High Temperatures Could Affect Brain Function in Preadolescents
- AI May Help Clinicians Personalize Treatment for Generalized Anxiety Disorder
- Genomics to Revolutionize Treatment of Childhood Rare Diseases
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
- Does Getting ADHD Drugs Via Telehealth Increase Addiction Risk?
- For Some, Childhood Adversity Can Promote Resilience to Anxiety Disorders
Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Monday, March 3, 2025
- A Third of Children Worldwide Forecast to Be Obese or Overweight by 2050
- Teaching Kids How to Become Better Citizens
- Novel Research Shows Brain Connections Can Predict Future Substance Use in Adolescents
Friday, February 28, 2025
- Researchers Uncover Blood Metabolites That May Influence Early Childhood Development
- How Many Languages Can You Learn at the Same Time? -- Ghanaian Babies Grow Up Speaking Two to Six Languages
Thursday, February 27, 2025
- Violence Alters Human Genes for Generations, Researchers Discover
- Associative Learning: Primary School Children Outperform All Other Age Groups
- Improving Relationships Between Dads and Daughters... It's a Walk in the Park
- Trying to Be Happy Makes Us Unhappier by Zapping Our Self-Control, Study Finds
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
- Drug May Prevent Some Migraine Attacks in Children and Teens
- How Parenthood May Help Keep Your Brain Young
Tuesday, February 25, 2025
- Cold Treatment Does Not Appear to Protect Preterm Infants from Disability or Death Caused by Oxygen Loss
- Screening and Treating Maternal Psychological Health Key to Improving Cardiovascular Health
- We Need a New Definition of Dyslexia, Research Says
- Clashing With Classmates: Off-Putting Traits Spark Enemy Relationships
Monday, February 24, 2025
Thursday, February 20, 2025
- Single-Session Therapy Can Improve Mental Health Outcomes
- Child ADHD Risk Linked to Mother's Use of Acetaminophen
- Another Way Longer Paternity Leaves Help New Parents
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
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Thursday, February 13, 2025
- Lack of Discussion Drives Traditional Gender Roles in Parenthood
- Group Childcare Positively Affects Toddler Development
- Postpartum Depression Discovery Opens Door to Blood Test, Earlier Treatment
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
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Friday, February 7, 2025
- Do Embedded Counseling Services in Veterinary Education Work? A New Study Says 'yes'
- Scratching Through the Negative Emotions
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
- School Bans Alone Not Enough to Tackle Negative Impacts of Phone and Social Media Use, Researchers Find
- College Commuters: Link Between Students' Mental Health, Vehicle Crashes
- Study in India Shows Kids Use Different Math Skills at Work Vs. School
Tuesday, February 4, 2025
- Breakthrough in Childhood Brain Cancer Research Could Heal Treatment-Resistant Tumors, Keep Them in Remission
- Research Discovery Halts Childhood Brain Tumor Before It Forms
- Maternal Stress During Pregnancy Could Leave Traces in the Placenta That Could Affect the Baby's Development
- Music Can Touch the Heart, Even Inside the Womb
Monday, February 3, 2025
- Positive Emotions Plus Deep Sleep Equals Longer-Lasting Perceptual Memories
- A Familiar Face at Childbirth Makes a Difference
- Innovative Program Helps Seniors Manage Stress
Friday, January 31, 2025
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Wednesday, January 29, 2025
- COVID Lockdowns Disrupted a Crucial Social Skill Among Preschoolers, Trailblazing Study Finds
- The Benefits of Speaking Multiple Languages
- Guided Self-Help Makes Treating Children With Obesity Easier and More Affordable
Tuesday, January 28, 2025
- Empathy for Other Peoples' Pain Peaks in Young Adulthood
- Innovative One-Minute Video Game Boasts 80% Success Rate in Diagnosing Autism
- Largest Study Ever Done on Cannabis and Brain Function Finds Impact on Working Memory
Monday, January 27, 2025
- Young Adults More Active After Starting Work, but Sleep Less -- Unless Working from Home
- Preterm Babies Receive Insufficient Pain Management: Study
Friday, January 24, 2025
- Mental Well-Being and Physical Activity Can Form a Positive Cycle
- Targeting Potassium Channel Shows Promise for Treating Brain Tumors
Thursday, January 23, 2025
- Smoking Cannabis in the Home Increases Odds of Detectable Levels in Children
- Researchers Track Sharp Increase in Diagnoses for Sedative, Hypnotic and Anxiety Use Disorder in Young Adults
- Adults Diagnosed With ADHD May Have Reduced Life Expectancies
- Significant Rise in Mental Health Admissions for Young People in Last Decade
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
- Your Stroke Risk Might Be Higher If Your Parents Divorced During Your Childhood
- Childhood Epilepsy May Predispose to Memory Disorders Later in Life
Tuesday, January 21, 2025
- Recommendations for Studying the Impact of AI on Young People's Mental Health
- Treatment for Children With Obesity Has Lasting Effect
- Signposting Children to Weight Management Services Could Happen When Parents Attend an Adult Program