Social media use associated with higher odds of risky health behaviors in adolescents
Social media use is associated with risky health behaviors in young people including increased alcohol, drug and tobacco use, anti-social…
Can a transdiagnostic, blended ecological momentary intervention improve self-esteem in youth with low self-esteem and prior exposure to childhood adversity?
Childhood trauma or other adverse childhood situations are associated with a higher risk of mental disorders in adult life. Research…
Study shows basketball playing sharpens manual dexterity in kids
Manual dexterity is a vital motor skill associated with the normal development of the neural and motor systems and demonstrates…
New tools against anxiety and depression in a stressed world
In a review published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers in the United States of America…
Early childhood education provides benefits for youngsters during the pandemic
The more time pre-schoolers spent in childcare during the first year of the pandemic, the more their vocabulary grew, a…
AI may lead to more objective ADHD diagnosis
Using artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze specialized brain MRI scans of adolescents with and without attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), researchers found…
COVID-19 in pregnancy tied to higher preterm birth risk; early vaccine adoption shows protective effect
A study published in PNAS describes the impact of maternal coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection on infant health and the…
Does providing free fruit improve students’ academic grades?
In a recent study published in Scientific Reports, researchers investigated whether providing fruit to children in mixed elementary and secondary…
Study reveals brain’s role in behavioral inhibition risks
In a recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a team of researchers in the…
COVID-19 in pregnancy raises preterm birth risk, vaccines offer crucial shield
In a recent study published in the journal PNAS, researchers investigated the pregnancy outcomes of COVID-19 and the effects of…
COVID-19 caused premature births, but vaccines helped reverse the trend
COVID-19 caused an alarming surge in premature births, but vaccines were key to returning the early birth rate to pre-pandemic…
Children in daycare not significant spreaders of COVID-19, study shows
Parents who send their children to child care can breathe a little easier – research published in JAMA Network Open…