Twins lag behind single-born children when it comes to language development and hand gestures. However, female twins develop communication skills slightly faster than male twins.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Popping Toys, the Latest Fidget Craze, Might Reduce Stress for Adults and Children Alike
The new craze of “popping toys” may help provide relief from stress and anxiety in both adults and children, researchers report.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Online Learning Doesn’t Improve Student Sleep Habits
Students who embarked on online learning went to bed, on average, thirty minutes later than they did while entered into in-person learning. They also slept less efficiently and napped more during the day.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Exercise Aids the Cognitive Development of Children Born Preterm
Using exercise programs that help boost motor skills can help reduce problems with impulse control and aid cognitive development in children born preterm.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Partners of People With Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder Have Often a Mental Disorder
Almost fifty percent of people who have children with partners suffering from schizophrenia or bipolar disorder also have mental health challenges, a new study reports.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Sex-Specific Genetics of Autism
Mouse study reveals females with the EPHB2 genetic mutation are at greater risk of autism.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: How Adults Use Facial Cues to Judge Children’s Behavior and Intentions
Split-second perceptions by adults of children’s faces leads them to make judgments of the child’s intentions and character.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Young People Who Experience Bullying Are More Likely to Fantasize About Committing Acts of Violence
Experiencing bullying and aggression as a teen or young adult increases violent ideations, including thoughts of harming or killing others, a new study reports.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Mindfulness Programs Can Boost Children’s Mental Health
Mindfulness training can help increase optimism, enhance positive mood, and negate some of the effects of stress by improving mental health in school-aged children.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: How a Difficult Childhood Makes It More Likely You’ll Have Mental and Physical Health Problems as an Adult
Researchers explore the link between childhood trauma and the increased risk of developing mental and physical health problems as adults.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: When Does the Green Monster of Jealousy Wake Up in People?
Relationship jealousy often begins to arise before the age of sixteen, in many cases long before a person finds a partner.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Childhood Air Pollution Exposure Linked to Poor Mental Health at Age 18
The more exposure a child has to nitrogen oxide, the higher the risk of them developing mental health disorders at age eighteen.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Brain Development Is Surprisingly Similar Between Humans and Other Primates
Study reveals a surprising level of similarity in brain structure and development between humans and other primates.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Breastfeeding Linked to Higher Neurocognitive Testing Scores
All mothers are aware that breastfeeding provides certain advantages over bottle feeding for babies. A new study reveals children who were breastfed as infants, even for a short period of time, performed better at cognitive tests at age ten than their …
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Can a Newborn’s Brain Discriminate Speech Sounds?
It’s a question most new parents ponder, can a newborn baby discriminate between speech sounds? Researchers found newborn babies encode voice pitch comparable to adults exposed to a new language for three years. However, there are some differences when…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Smartphone App Can Identify Autism Symptoms in Toddlers
A new digital app has shown to be successful in detecting one key symptom associated with ASD in young children. The app, which combines gaze tracking and machine learning algorithms, could be an inexpensive new tool to help with the diagnosis of autism.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Babies Surviving Group B Strep More Likely to Require Special Educational Support
Children infected with Group B Strep during the birth process are more likely to experience neurodevelopmental disorders and require ongoing special educational support than their peers who were not infected with GBS.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Epidural Use At Birth Not Linked to Autism Risk
Addressing a previous, widely criticized research paper, a new study reveals there is no link between epidurals during childbirth and an increased risk of autism diagnosis in children.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: No Increase In Brain Health Problems in Middle Age for Men Who Played Football in High School
Study reveals there is no significant uptick in men who played high school football reporting problems with brain health in middle age compared to their peers who did not play sports. However, ex-football players were more likely to experience sleep pr…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Autism Develops Differently in Girls Than Boys
Study reveals there are differences in genes and the genetic burdens that underpin ASD between males and females. Researchers also found specific differences in the ways the brains of girls on the autism spectrum respond to different social cues.
