A new study reveals people are able to recall memories from events that occurred when they were two and a half years old. The findings counter previous research, which reported the earliest memories usually form after the age of three and a half.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: A Link Between Childhood Stress and Early Molars
Children from lower-income families and who greater adversity develop their first permanent molars before their peers with less stressful backgrounds.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Persistent Insomnia Symptoms Since Childhood Associated With Mood, Anxiety Disorders
Insomnia experienced in childhood that continues into adulthood is a strong predictor of mood and anxiety disorders, a new study reports. Persistent insomnia from childhood was associated with a 2.8% increased risk of internalizing disorders in adulthood.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Sugar Overload May Be a Recipe for Long-Term Problems
Higher sugar diets during childhood increase the risk for obesity, cognitive impairments, and attention deficits as adults, a new study reports.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Lack of Math Education Negatively Affects Adolescent Brain and Cognitive Development
Discontinuing an education in math after age 16 can be disadvantageous for cognitive development, a new study reports. Those who stopped studying math at age 16 had lower levels of a chemical associated with brain plasticity in areas of the brain assoc…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Nobody’s Been Studying Socially Isolated Kids, and That’s a Problem
Study reveals clear differences between children who are rejected by their peers and those who face social isolation. Children who are rejected by their peers are more likely to exhibit aggressive behaviors, while those who are isolated were less likel…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Mice Fathers Pass Down Stress Responses to Offspring via Sperm
Stressed male mice can pass down their behaviors to their offspring via alterations in their sperm’s DNA, a new study reports.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Intense Teen Romances May Predict High Blood Pressure Later in Life
Teens who find themselves in intense, controlling relationships, where they are denied healthy external friendships and self-discovery, and psychologically controlling parents, have a higher risk for high blood pressure later in life.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Gut Bacteria Connected to How Babies Experience Fear
Study reveals a significant association between an infant’s gut microbiome and their fear response.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Fish Oil Taken During Pregnancy Boosts Brain Function in Children at Age 10
At age ten, children whose mothers took fish oil supplements during pregnancy were more efficient at problem-solving tasks and had better attentional focus than those whose mothers just took folic acid or no supplements at all.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Bilingualism as a Natural Therapy for Autistic Children
Bilingualism in children on the autism spectrum partly makes up for deficits in theory of mind and executive function, a new study reports.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Kids Who Sleep With Their Pet Still Get a Good Night’s Rest
Researchers say there is no difference in sleep quality between children who sleep alone and those who snuggle up with their pets at night. Children with pets consider the animals to be part of their family and derive comfort by sleeping next to them.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Early Exposure to Cannabis Compounds Reduces Later Neural Activity
A new study in Zebrafish reveals exposure to compounds found in cannabis during the early stages of development was linked to a significant drop in neural activity later in life.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: A New Genetic Form of ALS in Children Discovered
SPTLC1, a gene linked to the fat production system, has been implicated in a newly identified ALS-like disease in children.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: How Active Early Learning Shapes the Adult Brain
Vulnerable children who received emotionally supportive and stimulating learning in the first five years of life had significant changes in brain structure during mid-life.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Low Birth Weight and Preterm Birth Associated With Lower IQ Performance in Adulthood
Average IQ was significantly lower for adults who were born with either a very low birth weight or born very prematurely, a new study reports.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: BPA Exposure Below Regulatory Levels Can Impact Brain Development
A new mouse study reveals that exposure to BPA at levels 25 times lower than deemed safe has an impact on brain development.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Low Levels of Omega-3 Associated With Higher Risk of Psychosis
Adolescents with higher levels of Omega 3 fatty acids in their blood had a decreased risk of developing psychosis as they entered into early adulthood. At the age of 24, those with psychosis had lower levels of DHA than those without the disorder.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Sometimes, Even 3-Year-Olds Just Want to Fit In With the Group
By the age of three, children are more likely to go along with what peers say in order to follow the crowd, rather than acting out of a desire to follow authority.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Sometimes, Even 3-Year-Olds Just Want to Fit In With the Group
By the age of three, children are more likely to go along with what peers say in order to follow the crowd, rather than acting out of a desire to follow authority.
