Children with obesity or are overweight may benefit more from exercises which are engaging and involve interaction with others, as positive interaction with peers and supervising adults will help to improve their quality of life.
Date Posted: July 5, 2019
Categories: Child Development
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Alcoholism is more common in adolescents who have a greater amount of grey matter in certain brain regions, according to results from brain imaging. Such findings might be helpful in providing youths at risk with more help, as it allows us to ...
Jul 5
Categories: Addictions, Child and/or Adolescent Issues
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A series of experiments conducted has led to the discovery that problem-solving skills and other abilities can be enhanced by raising children's awareness about the various identities that they have, such as being a sister, son or a friend.
Jul 4
Categories: Child Development, Parenting
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Implicit bias is one of the primary causes of discrimination, or is it?
Jul 4
Categories: Prejudice / Discrimination
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Three out of five secondary school pupils have either experienced mental health problems themselves or are close to someone who has, according to a new survey. research by the charity Mind also revealed that one in seven of 11-19-year-olds say their ...
Jul 3
Categories: Child Development, Health / Illness / Medical Issues, Mental Health ...
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Vaping has remained under the radar for many years, evidence continues to accumulate about its potential harm in adolescents. Also notable is what they are vaping – high school seniors are not just vaping nicotine, but compounds of marijuana can ...
Jul 3
Categories: Child Development
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About 1 in 10 babies in the United States is born premature. These children are at an increased risk for adverse outcomes across a broad spectrum of neurodevelopmental domains, including language skills. They also are at an increased risk for ...
Jul 3
Categories: Child Development
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Early utterances in toddlers may be a result of the Recency Effect, rather than an indication of their understanding in the meaning of the words they say. Recent studies have shown that the Recency Effect plays a role in decision making when it ...
Jul 2
Categories: Child Development, Parenting
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Stress can reduce our ability to remember negative events, according to researchers from Harvard University.
Jul 2
Categories: Stress Management
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A Newcastle University study involving thousands of families is helping prospective parents work out if they are likely to have sons or daughters.
Jul 1
Categories: Pregnancy & Birthing
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The ‘Illusory Truth Effect’ is the tendency to believe repeated claims as truth. Psychologists have named this phenomenon the ‘illusory truth effect’ and it seems to stem from the fact that we find it easier to process information that we ...
Jul 1
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Scientists Keegan Melstom and Randall Irmis at the National Museum of Utah at the University of Utah have found multiple ancient groups of crocodyliforms – the group including living and extinct relatives of crocodiles and alligators – were not ...
Jun 29
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Does serotonin help you sleep, or does it make you more awake? As previous research on serotonin has provided contrasting results, scientists have conducted a study to put this debate to sleep.
Jun 28
Categories: Other, Sleep Disorders
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In social settings where numerous faces are present, how do we quickly decide with group of people to interact with?
Jun 28
Categories: Other
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Patients diagnosed with bipolar disorder often take years to receive suitable treatment due to misdiagnosis and inconsistent treatments. Not being able to get the right treatment early can have an impact on various aspects of life, including careers ...
Jun 27
Categories: Bipolar, Health / Illness / Medical Issues
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The desire to gain weight through vigorous exercising and strict diets might be related to the development of muscularity-oriented eating disorders, rather than indicating a healthy lifestyle.
Jun 26
Categories: Eating Disorders
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