Looking past peer influence: Genetic contributions to increases in teen substance use?
Parents and adults spend a lot of time worrying about the influence of friends and peers when it comes to […]
About 2.6 million American children and adolescents had diagnosed anxiety and/or depression in 2011-12, reports an analysis of nationwide data […] Children and young people under 25 who are victims of cyberbullying are more than twice as likely to self-harm and […] The majority of U.S. adults who have children 18 or under agree that state support for pregnant teens is a […] A multidisciplinary team of researchers at Kessler Foundation and the University of New Hampshire, Institute on Disability (UNH-IOD), have authored […] An analysis of all published articles on internet gaming disorder (IGD) notes that the condition has a complex psychosocial background, […] When people think of “personality,” they are likely to think of traits such as warmth or extraversion. For example, a […] A new study in SLEEP, published by Oxford University Press, indicates that delaying school start times results in students getting […] Rats are able to detect whether a child has tuberculosis (TB), and are much more successful at doing this than […] Human airways already demonstrate gender-based differences in DNA methylation signatures at birth, providing an early hint of which infants may […]Children’s Health
More than 1 in 20 US children and teens have anxiety or depression
Young victims of cyberbullying twice as likely to attempt suicide and self-harm, study finds
Should states support pregnant teens and their babies? Most adults in national poll agree that their states should provide health-related support for pregnant teens but with limitations
Scientists find positive workplace experiences among Americans with disabilities: National survey demonstrates that Americans with disabilities are striving to work and overcoming barriers
Everything we know about Internet gaming disorder
Spoken language reveals how people develop and mature: Study examines everyday language and ego level to better understand the state of moral, social and cognitive development
Later school start times really do improve sleep time
Rats sniff out TB in children: Research shows that rats can detect tuberculosis in children with higher accuracy than standard microscopy tests
X-linked genes help explain why boys of all ages face higher respiratory risk