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Food-insecure Mothers Lead Chidren to Obesity
By Jennifer Lee | Apr 29, 2012 10:57 PM EDTMothers who have fear of not having enough food may lead their children to obesity, according to a study.
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Missing Children in U.S. Nearly Always Make it Home Alive
By Barbara Goldberg | Apr 28, 2012 01:46 AM EDTNEW YORK (Reuters) - Anxiety over two cases of missing children in the news this week - New York's Etan Patz and Arizona's Isabel Mercedes Celis - masks an encouraging development in the search for U.S. boys and girls who disappear: More than 99 percent now return home alive.
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At U.S. State Department, Kids Get Sex Scandal Primer
By Andrew Quinn | Apr 28, 2012 12:54 AM EDTWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Children participating in the State Department's "Take Your Child to Work" day event on Thursday were treated to a discussion of prostitutes and strip clubs as reporters pressed for answers on a widening Secret Service scandal.
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Fantasy Computer Game Heals Adolescents' Depression
By Jennifer Lee | Apr 21, 2012 12:24 AM EDTSpecialized fantasy computer therapy is just as effective as face-to-face counseling with a clinician for adolescents with depression, according to a new study.
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Speed and Ecstasy Increases Teenagers' Depression
By Jennifer Lee | Apr 19, 2012 01:33 AM EDTTeenagers who use speed or ectasy are more likely to suffer depression, according to a new study.
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More Toy Choices and Autonomy Make Kids More Active
By Jennifer Lee | Apr 19, 2012 01:33 AM EDTChildren get more active when given more toy choices or autonomy, according to two new studies of University at Buffalo.
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Even Toddlers Follow Behaviors of the Majority
By Jennifer Lee | Apr 15, 2012 12:56 AM EDTEven toddlers have a tendency to follow the crowd, according to a new study.
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Lose Weight Before Pregnancy
By Jennifer Lee | Apr 15, 2012 12:56 AM EDTObese women are advised to lose weight before they get pregnant by a new study.
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Race, Key Factor in Determining Suspension and Expulsion
By Jennifer Lee | Apr 14, 2012 12:28 AM EDTRace continues to be an important factor in determining who receives out-of-school suspension and expulsion, and that racial disparities in school discipline are most likely due more to school characteristics than to the characteristics of behaviors or students, according to a new study.
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Cyberbullying and Bullying Are Not the Same
By Jennifer Lee | Apr 14, 2012 12:24 AM EDTDynamics of online bullying are different from those of traditional bullying, requiring specific interventions, according to a new study.
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Supplement Use Predicts Folate Status in Canadian Women
By Staff Reporter | Apr 13, 2012 07:23 PM EDTOttawa, Ontario (April 10, 2012) – Researchers have gained new insight into why 22% of Canadian women of childbearing age are still not achieving a folate concentration considered optimal for reducing the risk of having babies with neural tube defects, despite a virtual absence of folate deficiency in the general Canadian population.
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Zip Code as Important as Genetic Code in Childhood Obesity
By Staff Reporter | Apr 13, 2012 02:35 PM EDTNearly 18 percent of U.S. school-aged children and adolescents are obese, as the rate of childhood obesity has more than tripled in the past 30 years.
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Tackling Dyslexia Before Kids Learn to Read
By Staff Reporter | Apr 12, 2012 09:18 PM EDTFor children with dyslexia, the trouble begins even before they start reading and for reasons that don't necessarily reflect other language skills. That's according to a report published online on April 5 in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication, that for the first time reveals a causal connection between early problems with visual attention and a later diagnosis of dyslexia
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Deaf Children's Gesture Mismatches Provide Clues to Learning Moments
By Staff Reporter | Apr 09, 2012 12:09 PM EDTIn a discovery that could help instructors better teach deaf children, a team of University of Chicago researchers has found that a gesture-sign mismatch made while explaining a math problem suggests that a deaf child is experiencing a teachable moment.
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Autism Linked to Genetic Mutations, Particularly from Older Fathers
By Christine Hsu | Apr 06, 2012 11:06 AM EDTThree independent autism studies have for the first time found several gene mutations, particularly ones from older fathers that significantly increase children’s risk for developing the disorder.
