Lack of sleep and excessive screen-time can cause children and adolescents to make poor decisions and act recklessly, which might lead to the worsening of their mental health and development of addictions in the future.
Date Posted: August 15, 2019
Categories: Child and/or Adolescent Issues, Child Development
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While opioids and cannabis have pain reduction effects, using both substances together might have undesirable effects on the consumer. Recent studies have found that individuals who mix both types of substances did not feel additional pain ...
Aug 15
Categories: Addictions, Anxiety, Chronic Pain, Depression, Drug Addiction
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Researchers had found that adults are good at paying attention to what you tell them while children don’t ignore anything as compared to adults.
Aug 14
Categories: Child Development
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Researchers found that when children are learning new nouns, they use what they already know about these objects – how typical or unique they are for their categories, to help them figure out what the words mean.
Aug 13
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Researchers at the Stevens Institute of Technology have developed a technique that could allow expectant parents to hear their baby’s heartbeat continuously at home with a non-invasive and safe device that is potentially more accurate than any ...
Aug 10
Categories: Child Development
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Finnish researchers confirm that music helps to support the development of spoken language
Aug 8
Categories: Child Development
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A team of researchers in Korea and the United States have invented a device that can control neural circuits using a tiny brain implant controlled by a smartphone. Researchers believe that this device can speed up efforts to uncover brain diseases ...
Aug 7
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Researchers have discovered that meal timing strategies like intermittent fasting or eating earlier in the day help people lose weight by lowering appetite rather than burning more calories. This study shows how meal timing affects 24-hour energy ...
Aug 7
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The wellbeing of both parents before, during and after a pregnancy is crucial for their child to develop healthily. Recent studies have discovered that stress or conflict between parents during these periods can lead to emotional struggles in the ...
Aug 6
Categories: Caregiver Issues / Stress, Couple Counseling, Pregnancy & Birthing
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Consuming dark chocolate is associated with improved moods and reduction of depressive symptoms, as it contains certain psychoactive ingredients that can help to boost the individual’s mood.
Aug 6
Categories: Depression
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Oxytocin is referred to as the love hormone and is associated with social and maternal behaviour.
Aug 5
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Research adds further evidence to support the prenatal sex steroid theory of autism first proposed 20 years ago.
Aug 3
Categories: Autism spectrum disorders, Child Development
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Having a glass of red wine to ease up after a stressful day might just be a good idea, but the secret is not in the alcohol. Resveratrol, a plant compound responsible for the relaxing benefits of red wine, has been found to be a good option for the ...
Aug 2
Categories: Anxiety, Depression
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Children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are often less ready for school than their peers, due to impairment in various areas such as social development and learning approaches. As such, there is a need to identify children who ...
Aug 2
Categories: Child and/or Adolescent Issues, Child Development
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Experiencing weight stigma can lead to depressive symptoms and poor health behaviors in males, resulting in negative impacts on their health. Although our society tends to associate weight-related stigma with women, it is important to understand ...
Aug 1
Categories: Other
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High levels of stress experienced by youths are mainly due to pressure from schooling. As a result, schools have implemented mindfulness-based programs for their students to de-stress. Art-based mindfulness has been proven to be one of the more ...
Aug 1
Categories: Mindfulness, Stress Management
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