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Children's Risk of Allergy Doubles From Same Gender Parents
By Drishya Nair | Aug 11, 2012 05:02 AM EDTA new research claims that a child's risk of contracting an allergic disease genetically doubles if a parent of the same sex has it. According to Professor Hasan Arshad, a consultant in allergy and immunology at Southampton General Hospital, allergies such as asthma and eczema are gender related and not simply hereditary. "We have known for decades that allergy runs in the family and many thought that maternal effect was greater than paternal effect due to a mother's closeness to her child, but we have discovered the inheritance is from mother to daughter and father to son," Prof Arshad was quoted as saying by Mail Online.
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Childhood Poverty, Stress Induce Mental Disorders in Adolescence
By Drishya Nair | Aug 10, 2012 09:25 AM EDTHow we spend our childhood and the experiences we gain at a tender age stay with us for the rest of our lives. A new study has linked childhood adversity to chronic stress during teenage, which could cause many a physical and mental health issues. According to the study, the more time spent during childhood in poverty, the greater the risks the children are exposed to and this is linked to increased markers of chronic stress by the time the children are 17.
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Gender Conformity Stressful not Sexual Orientation
By Drishya Nair | Aug 09, 2012 12:35 PM EDTDiscovering one’s own gender identity or sexual orientation can be most difficult phase in a teenager’s life. In most cases of homosexuality, an adolescent may take years to accept him/her self before seeking the acceptance of friends and family. A new research says that teenagers not fitting into the behavioral norms of their gender are happy when compared to their gender-conforming peers.
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Beta Cell Blocks Infection Fighting Ability of Infants
By Drishya Nair | Aug 08, 2012 03:36 PM EDTTaking care of a newborn is no easy task and adding to that, infants have a tendency to fall sick too often. Parents have always been worried and wonder why their infants fall sick so often, and in an attempt to help them quell their worries, researchers at the University of Michigan Health System have conducted a study to find the roots of the problem.
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Teens Prone to Heavy Drinking Can Be Caught From Their Brain Activity
By Drishya Nair | Aug 08, 2012 06:09 AM EDTTeenagers are turning to different kinds of addiction these days and it is very difficult for parents to keep a track of their habits. Heavy drinking is one of the earliest known addictions and a new research shows that heavy drinking affects teenagers' developing brains. The latest study also claims to predict teens at risk of becoming problem drinkers based on their brain mapping. Heavy drinking included four or more drinks on an occasion for females and five or more drinks for males.
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Being Grateful for Things in Life Helps Teenagers Cut Risk of Depression
By Drishya Nair | Aug 07, 2012 08:39 AM EDTIt is good to be grateful for what one has. Especially for teenagers, realizing what they have and being thankful for it, can help them develop a positive state of mental health altogether, a recent research says.
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Children's Language Can be Horribly Misleading
By Drishya Nair | Aug 07, 2012 07:59 AM EDTWhen children are asked to describe a thing or a situation, their usage of language is very different and thus, their description of an event might turn out to be completely different from an adult's version of the same story and this could lead to misleading testimonies.
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Adolescents' Social Behavior Depends on Emotional Ability and Stress Response
By Drishya Nair | Aug 02, 2012 08:53 AM EDTTeenage years can sometimes be the most difficult time to deal with, for children as well as for parents. It's when they are neither considered adults nor a child. This could be confusing and adolescents find it very difficult to cope with the situation. The physical, psychological and hormonal changes could make them fussy or irritated, and this certainly reflects in their interpersonal and social relationships. A study by researchers from University of Missouri describes how adolescents......
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Stress in Pregnant Mothers is Bad for Children's Health
By Drishya Nair | Jul 31, 2012 09:07 AM EDTA latest research cliaims that women who are under stress during pregnancy, could have babies with weak immunity. The children could fall ill often up to the age of four years. If you are pregnant, you better be happy. A latest research says that stress during pregnancy could harm the unborn child's health for years to come. The study revealed that if the expectant mother undergoes major upheaval, such as a separation, it dramatically increased the chances of the baby suffering ill health by...
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A Computer Game to Fight Depression in Adolescents
By Drishya Nair | Jul 31, 2012 09:04 AM EDTAfter various studies that have linked computer and video games with isolation and depression in teenagers, the games are now being used to tackle the opposite. In an innovative New Zealand programme, computers are being used to deal with adolescent depression. The game, SPARX, is different from other games and does not encourage teenagers to engage in mindless destruction. It is designed using a psychological approach known as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and counsels the children subtly....
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Psycological Abuse Harms Children: Study
By Drishya Nair | Jul 30, 2012 08:08 AM EDTA latest research warns parents that psychological abuse could be as damaging to a child's physical and mental health as physical abuse like slapping or punching. According to experts from American academy of pediatrics, even though its difficult to pinpoint or produce a figure, psychological abuse may be the most common type of child abuse. Psychological abuse includes the acts of belittling, denigrating, terrorizing, exploiting, emotional unresponsiveness, or corrupting a child to the point...
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Girls and Boys Tackle Math Differently
By Drishya Nair | Jul 28, 2012 02:58 PM EDTAccording to a recent research conducted by a team from the University of Missouri, boys' approach to solving math problems could help them perform better than girls.
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Children Understand Social Norms Very Early
By Drishya Nair | Jul 27, 2012 02:52 PM EDTOur action defines us and many of these things are taught to us by our parents or elders and there are many other aspects which are not taught. All these constitute social norms which govern our action and inaction. The observance of social norms helps us fit into the society. In a latest study by researchers Marco Schmidt and Michael Tomasello of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, the authors have attempted to better understand the important concept of 'social glue' ...
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Drinking Heavily During Pregnancy Could Cause CNS Issues in Babies: Study
By Drishya Nair | Jul 24, 2012 10:42 AM EDTA latest study warns mothers to be of drinking heavily during pregnancy as the study reveals that it could cause central nervous system abnormalities in children. The study further reveals that most of the children whose mothers drink during pregnancy do not necessarily develop fetal alcohol syndrome. Diagnosis of this condition requires abnormalities in three areas: facial features, physical growth and the central nervous system.Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders are a range of problems which ari...
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Sevely Obese Children Show Signs of Heart Disease
By Drishya Nair | Jul 24, 2012 10:39 AM EDTPuppy fat, though seems cute, may be dangerous, a latest study has found. According to the study, two out of three severely obese children are at the risk of heart disease. For the study, the researchers conducted the examined the data of 500 children in Netherlands between the year 2005 and 2007. Of them, 307 were classified as severely obese. Apparently, over half of the severely obese children were boys and seemed to be more severely obese at the younger end of the age spectrum, whereas the o...
