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← Older postsIodine deficiency during pregnancy may adversely affect children’s mental development
A study of around 1,000 UK mothers and their children, published in The Lancet, has revealed that iodine … Read More »
Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a commentBullies and victims 3 times more likely to have suicidal thoughts by age 11
In a paper published in the latest issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and … Read More »
Posted in Culture & Society, Mental Health & Wellbeing | Tagged bullies, children, emotional problems, self harm, suicide, victims | Leave a commentFather absence in early childhood linked to depression in adolescent girls
New research from the Children of the 90s study at the University of Bristol shows that girls whose … Read More »
Posted in Mental Health & Wellbeing | Tagged adolescent girls, Boys, childhood, children, depressive symptoms, fathers | Leave a commentUp to 1 in 5 children suffer from a mental disorder, CDC says
Up to 20 percent of children in the United States suffer from a mental disorder, and the number … Read More »
Posted in Mental Health & Wellbeing | Tagged adults, childhood, children, chronic health problems, cognitive development, Disease Control and Prevention, emotional development, mental disorder, mental illnesses, social development | 2 CommentsThe backlash against 24/7 connectivity
As every aspect of our daily lives has become hyper-connected, some people on the cutting edge of tech … Read More »
Posted in Mental Health & Wellbeing, New Media | Tagged books, connectivity, cutting back on internet, lifestyle, technology, Wi-Fi | Leave a commentFrontal Lobes May Not Matter for Brain Power
“Probably the most widespread assumption about how the human brain evolved is that size increase was concentrated in … Read More »
Posted in Science | Tagged anthropology, Brain Power, frontal lobe, human behavior, human brain, language, thought | Leave a commentNearly Half of US High Schoolers Text While Driving
Close to half of U.S high school students text while driving, a habit that dramatically increases their risk … Read More »
Posted in Culture & Society | Tagged alcohol, fatal car crash, risky driving behaviors, school students, study, text driving | Leave a commentChildren who read on iPads or Kindles have weaker literacy skills
Children who read on an iPad or Kindle are falling behind in the classroom as figures showed for … Read More »
Posted in Culture & Society, New Media | Tagged children, ebooks, electronic device, iPad, Kindle, literacy skills, physical book, technology, traditional book | 5 CommentsThe Pursuit Of Happiness May Be A Recipe For Misery
As we muddle through our days, the quest for happiness looms large. In the U.S., citizens are granted … Read More »
Posted in Culture & Society | Tagged Happiness, Iris Mauss, liberty, Life, misery, the pursuit of happiness | Leave a commentModern life causing dementia earlier
Researchers found a sharp rise in the deaths from dementia and other neurological disease in under-74s, and believe … Read More »
Posted in Mental Health & Wellbeing, Science | Tagged brain diseases, dementia, environmental changes, neurological deaths, neurological disease, social changes | Leave a comment ← Older posts