Child Psychology News
January 24, 2025
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Jan. 24, 2025 — Researchers find blocking the KCNB2 gene can slow tumor growth, paving the way for next-gen treatments for childhood brain ...
Signposting Children to Weight Management Services Could Happen When Parents Attend an Adult Program
Jan. 21, 2025 — Parents attending an adult weight management program, who were worried about their child's weight, would accept support and signposting to services for their child if it was ...
Jan. 23, 2025 — The prevalence of diagnosed disorders from recurrent use of sedative, hypnotic and anti-anxiety medications in adolescents and young adults has increased sharply since 2001, according to researchers. ...
Jan. 23, 2025 — There was a 65% increase in the number of children and young people being admitted to general acute medical wards in hospitals in England because of a mental health concern between 2012 and 2022, ...
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Jan. 23, 2025 — Adults who have been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may be living shorter lives than they should, finds a new ...
Jan. 22, 2025 — Researchers demonstrated that individuals who had childhood epilepsy have an increased accumulation of brain amyloid later in life, potentially predisposing them to late-onset brain amyloid ...
Jan. 21, 2025 — Experts highlight the need for a clear framework when it comes to AI research, given the rapid adoption of artificial intelligence by children and ...
Jan. 21, 2025 — When children with obesity undergo weight-loss treatment, the effects have repercussions later in life and the risk of serious health problems and premature death is lower as they reach young ...
Jan. 20, 2025 — Boys exposed to violent screen content in the preschool years were more likely to become antisocial and violent themselves a decade later, in their mid-teens, a new study ...
Jan. 17, 2025 — A new study has found older-looking brains in adults with sickle cell disease, helping to explain the cognitive challenges experienced by such individuals. A brain image from a healthy individual ...
Jan. 16, 2025 — Studies have shown a persistent gender gap when it comes to wages -- disparities that stretch over decades. Past analyses have pointed to various causes for this discrepancy, but often overlooked is ...
Jan. 16, 2025 — A new report shows the benefit of wearing contact lenses for slowing myopia has a lasting effect -- good news since 50% of the world (5 billion people) will likely be nearsighted by ...
Jan. 16, 2025 — A new study found that younger siblings generally receive more favorable treatment from parents. Meanwhile, older siblings are often granted more autonomy, and parents are less controlling towards ...
Jan. 15, 2025 — Researchers have described the neurodegeneration that occurs in the nervous system of the bowel in Batten disease, a rare and fatal genetic condition. In their latest study, a team showed that gene ...
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Jan. 15, 2025 — A cutting-edge molecular approach provides a detailed picture of the biological pathways associated with childhood obesity and metabolic dysfunction, and identifies environmental risk factors during ...
Jan. 15, 2025 — An international study has identified three psychological profiles associated with different patterns of cognitive and brain decline in aging. The study, which analyzed more than 1,000 middle-aged ...
Jan. 10, 2025 — More than half of 23-year-olds in a European study show restrictive, emotional or uncontrolled eating behaviors, according to new research. Structural brain differences appear to play a role in the ...
Jan. 7, 2025 — According to a new study, ketamine use has risen significantly since 2015. The results highlight the need for closer monitoring of recreational ketamine ...
Jan. 7, 2025 — Research into the impact of the COVID pandemic on children and young people with brain tumors has revealed how investigations or treatments were frequently postponed as key people or resources were ...
Jan. 6, 2025 — When children have a place to play outside, programs aimed at reducing their screen time use are more ...
Jan. 6, 2025 — People who care for both their children and older family members -- also known as 'sandwich carers' -- suffer from deterioration in both their mental and physical health over time, finds a ...
Jan. 6, 2025 — A new study used acoustic sensors that detect the sound of gunfire to show how often children in one Chicago neighborhood are exposed to gunshots while walking to and from school. Results showed that ...
Jan. 6, 2025 — The risk of experiencing intimate partner violence may accumulate over time among people who experienced childhood maltreatment when they were younger, finds a new ...
Jan. 3, 2025 — A new study adds to the growing body of evidence on the cognitive benefits of speaking multiple languages, finding that multilingualism not only enhances general cognitive abilities but also may help ...
Jan. 2, 2025 — One or two doses of psilocybin, a compound found in psychedelic mushrooms, may improve the mental health of cancer patients when accompanied by psychotherapy, a new study suggests. A second new study ...
Jan. 2, 2025 — The link between poor sleep and mental health problems could be related to deficits in brain regions that keep unwanted thoughts out of ...
Dec. 30, 2024 — A study of nearly 10,000 adolescents has identified distinct differences in the brain structures of those who used substances before age 15 compared to those who did not. Many of these structural ...
Dec. 24, 2024 — Many women are diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) at an age when they are considering starting a family. What does the disease and its medication mean for the child? To answer this question, a ...
Dec. 20, 2024 — Researchers trained a large language model to read medical charts, looking for signs that kids with ADHD received the right follow-up care when using new ...
Dec. 20, 2024 — Researchers trained a large language model to read medical charts, looking for signs that kids with ADHD received the right follow-up care when using new ...
Dec. 19, 2024 — A new study reveals significant improvements in the health of older adults when compared to previous ...
Dec. 19, 2024 — New discoveries about the severe developmental disorder known as Rett syndrome could open the door to better treatments for the devastating, life-shortening ...
Dec. 18, 2024 — Adding genetic testing to the evaluation of pediatric patients with neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD) resulted in more individualized ...
Dec. 18, 2024 — A new study shows that an app can help parents who are mourning the loss of a child. Parents who used the app for three months reported reduced symptoms of prolonged grief and post-traumatic stress, ...
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
- New Insights Into the Biology and Risk Factors of Childhood Obesity
- Researchers Identify Three Psychological Profiles That Could Determine the Evolution of Mental, Cognitive and Brain Health in Aging
Friday, January 10, 2025
Tuesday, January 7, 2025
- Ketamine Use on the Rise in U.S. Adults; New Trends Emerge
- 'Heartbreaking' Impact of COVID on Treatment of Children With Brain Tumors
Monday, January 6, 2025
- Efforts to Reduce Kids' Screen Time Weakened by Unequal Access to Green Space
- 'Sandwich Carers' Experience Decline in Mental and Physical Health
- Acoustic Sensors Find Frequent Gunfire on School Walking Routes
- Risk of Domestic Abuse Increases Over Time for Those Exposed to Childhood Maltreatment
Friday, January 3, 2025
Thursday, January 2, 2025
- Psychedelic Drug Therapy May Address Mental Health Concerns in People With Cancer and Addiction
- Study Reveals That Sleep Prevents Unwanted Memories from Intruding
Monday, December 30, 2024
Tuesday, December 24, 2024
Friday, December 20, 2024
- AI May Help Researchers With Medical Chart Review, Study Finds
- AI May Help Researchers With Medical Chart Review
Thursday, December 19, 2024
- Study Finds Slowing of Age-Related Declines in Older Adults
- Developmental Disorder Discovery Could Lead to Better Treatments for Rett Syndrome
Wednesday, December 18, 2024
- Genetic Testing Changes Course of Care in Children With Neurodevelopmental Conditions
- App Helps Alleviate Mental Health Symptoms in Bereaved Parents
Tuesday, December 17, 2024
- Heart Rate Activity Influences When Infants Speak
- Almost Three Quarters of Adolescents Experience Depression or Anxiety
- Being Digitally Hyperconnected Causes 'techno-Strain' For Employees
- Teens With a Reduced Response to Rewards Are More Susceptible to Depression
Monday, December 16, 2024
- The Psychological Implications of Big Brother's Gaze
- Naughty or Nice? Many Parents Rely on Threats to Manage Misbehavior -- From No Dessert to No Santa
- Problems Developed Faster Among Gamers Who Started Early
Thursday, December 12, 2024
- Mothers Bear the Brunt of the 'mental Load,' Managing 7 in 10 Household Tasks
- Education Scholar Calls for Ecological Shift to 'school Within a School' To Give Students Autonomy Needed for Success
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Tuesday, December 10, 2024
- Mothers' Language Choices Have Double the Impact in Bilingual Families
- Work Satisfaction, Pay Are Worse for Those Who Stutter, Study Finds
- Young Children Less Likely Than Adults to See Discrimination as Harmful, Researchers Find
Monday, December 9, 2024
Friday, December 6, 2024
Wednesday, December 4, 2024
- College Students' Insomnia Linked More Strongly With Loneliness Than Screen Time
- 20th Century Lead Exposure Damaged American Mental Health
- Perceptions of Parent Cannabis Use Shape Teen Attitudes
- Study Shows Significant Rise in Psychotherapy Use Among Adults, but Gains Are Uneven Across Socioeconomic Groups
Thursday, November 28, 2024
Wednesday, November 27, 2024
- For Those With CTE, Family History of Mental Illness Tied to Aggression in Middle Age
- Newer Epilepsy Medications Used During Pregnancy Do Not Affect Neurological Development in Children
- Concussions Slow Brain Activity of High School Football Players
Monday, November 25, 2024
- Language Used by Mothers Affects Oxytocin Levels of Infants
- Beyond Screen Time: Complex Factors Shaping Child Development
Friday, November 22, 2024
- Troubling Spike in Severe Pregnancy-Related Complications
- Need a Landing Pad for Helicopter Parenting? Frame Tasks as Learning
- Animal Characters Can Boost Young Children's Psychological Development
- Probiotic May Counteract Fire-Retardant Chemical Damage
Thursday, November 21, 2024
- Your Child, the Sophisticated Language Learner
- Snoring Linked to Behavioral Problems in Adolescents Without Declines in Cognition
- Tantrums in Young Children Could Be Linked to ADHD, Study Finds
- Here's Something Americans Agree On: Sports Build Character
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
- Cannabis Disrupts Brain Activity in Young Adults Prone to Psychosis
- How Educational Attainment May Impact Memory and Dementia Risk Later in Life
- Virtual Reality Could Be Gamechanger in Police-Civilian Crisis Encounters
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
- Brain-Based Visual Impairment in Children
- Changing the Definition of Cerebral Palsy
- How Human Brain Functional Networks Emerge and Develop During the Birth Transition
- How Children Learned for 99% of Human History
- Creativity Camp Improves Adolescent Mental Health, Well-Being
Monday, November 18, 2024
- National Poll: Some Parents Need Support Managing Children's Anger
- The Women and Stress Behind Rural Farming in America
Saturday, November 16, 2024
Friday, November 15, 2024
- Children Exposed to Antiseizure Meds During Pregnancy Face Neurodevelopmental Risks, Study Finds
- Time in Nature Benefits Children With Mental Health Difficulties
Thursday, November 14, 2024
- Standardized Autism Screening During Pediatric Well Visits Identified More, Younger Children With High Likelihood for Autism Diagnosis
- New Study Sheds Light on Language Development in Children With Hearing Loss
- The Secrets of Fossil Teeth Revealed by the Synchrotron: A Long Childhood Is the Prelude to the Evolution of a Large Brain
Wednesday, November 13, 2024
- Huntington's Disease Gene Also Enhances Early Brain Development and Intelligence, Study Finds
- Depression Rates in LGBTQIA+ Students Are Three Times Higher Than Their Peers, New Research Suggests
- How to Reduce Social Media Stress by Leaning in Instead of Logging Off
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
- Time Alone Heightens 'threat Alert' In Teenagers -- Even When Connecting on Social Media
- Debunked: Children Aren't Quicker at Picking Up New Motor Skills Than Adults
Monday, November 11, 2024
- 'Emotional Contagion' A Factor in Seniors' Mental Health
- Consistent Bedtime Linked With Better Child Emotion and Behavior Regulation
- Asthma May Place Children at Risk of Memory Difficulties
Thursday, November 7, 2024
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
- New Study Sheds Light on the Role of Sound and Music in Gendered Toy Marketing
- Effects of Preterm Birth Extend Into Adulthood, Study Finds
Tuesday, November 5, 2024
Monday, November 4, 2024
Friday, November 1, 2024
Thursday, October 31, 2024
- Study Demonstrates Efficacy of Iron Supplements for Children Living With HIV
- The Harmful Frequency and Reach of Unhealthy Foods on Social Media
- First Pediatric Guideline on Opioid Prescribing in Primary Care Focuses on Preventing Overdose
- Sleeping for 2: Insomnia Therapy Reduces Postpartum Depression, Study Shows
- A Common Steroid Therapy May Influence Brain Development in Preterm Infants
- How COVID-19 Transformed Family Dinners
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
- Low-Level Lead Poisoning Is Still Pervasive in the US and Globally
- Similarities in Brain Development Between Marmosets and Humans
Monday, October 28, 2024
- Age Assurance Online Needs to Be Child-Rights Respecting, New Study Says
- Childhood Attention Issues and Genetic Factors May Predict Psychosis Risk
- Dramatic Drop in Marijuana Use Among U.S. Youth Over a Decade (2011 to 2021)
- Cannabis Use During Pregnancy Can Impact Thinking and Learning Skills, Increase Aggression Among Children, Study Shows
Thursday, October 24, 2024
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
- Let Sleeping Babies Lie: Scientists Highlight Negative Impacts of Sleep Disruption on Early Brain Development
- Safety and Security: Study Shines Light on Factors Behind Refugees' Resilience
- Early Active Learning Boosts Skills for Children Born Into Extreme Poverty, but Gains Fade for Black Boys, Study Shows