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Why Are Autistic Children Of Wealthy Parents More Likely To 'Bloom'?
By Staff Reporter | Apr 04, 2012 02:27 PM EDTSome autistic children "bloom" around eight years old, appearing to grow out of many of the condition's crippling symptoms -- and a new study may be able to shed some light on why. Researchers analyzed over 7,000 autistic children and found that the socioeconomic status of the children and their family played a large role in whether the child bloomed or not.
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Healthy Diet Can Lower Risk of Babies with Birth Defects
By Staff Reporter | Apr 04, 2012 12:30 PM EDTWomen who eat a low-fat, fiber-rich diet in the year leading up to pregnancy are less likely to give birth to babies with birth defects, according to new study.
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Women Who Conceive While Dieting Increase Babies' Obesity and Diabetes Risk
By Christine Hsu | Apr 04, 2012 01:26 AM EDTWomen who get pregnant while dieting are putting their child at risk of obesity or type 2 diabetes in later life, according to a new study.
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Bilingual Children Switch Tasks Faster than Speakers of a Single Language
By Staff Reporter | Apr 04, 2012 01:24 AM EDTChildren who grow up learning to speak two languages are better at switching between tasks than are children who learn to speak only one language, according to a study funded in part by the National Institutes of Health. However, the study also found that bilinguals are slower to acquire vocabulary than are monolinguals, because bilinguals must divide their time between two languages while monolinguals focus on only one.
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Formula-fed Babies Don't Always Overeat: Study
By Staff Reporter | Apr 02, 2012 09:10 PM EDTBabies given extra amino acids in their formula ate less and felt sated sooner than with regular cow's-milk formula, in a new study whose results challenge the idea that bottle-feeding diminishes a baby's ability to regulate its own food intake.
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Postpartum Depression Tied to Domestic Violence
By Staff Reporter | Apr 02, 2012 02:01 AM EDTMothers with postpartum depression are more likely to be in a violent relationship than moms without depression, and new mothers in abusive relationships are more likely to suffer postpartum depression, according to a new survey of women with infants.
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Birth Weight May Identify Future Metabolic Risks in Girls
By Staff Reporter | Mar 30, 2012 09:20 PM EDTHeavier female babies are more likely to develop diabetes and related metabolic risks when they grow up compared with their male counterparts, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism (JCEM).
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Childbirth Takes Longer Now Than Half a Century Ago
By Christine Hsu | Mar 30, 2012 09:20 PM EDTWomen giving birth today spend two to three hours longer in labor than women giving birth half a century ago, according to researchers at U.S. National Institutes of Health.
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Young Infant Imitation Not Guided by Rational Thinking
By Staff Reporter | Mar 29, 2012 12:16 AM EDTIn a widely noticed study, developmental psychologists reported that 14-month-old infants imitate an unusual action if it was chosen deliberately by the person they observed, but not if it could be attributed to external constraints. This selective imitation was put forth as evidence for an early understanding of rational action and action goals.
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French Fries or Apples? Food Ads Sway Kids More than Parents
By Staff Reporter | Mar 29, 2012 12:16 AM EDTAdvertisements have more influence on children's food choices than their parents, according to a study from Texas.
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15-Year-Old Mom Sues Hospital after Nurse 'Cuts Off Baby Daughter's Finger'
By Christine Hsu | Mar 29, 2012 12:07 AM EDTA mother is suing a Florida hospital after a nurse allegedly cut off part of her baby daughter’s finger while she was removing an IV.
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Secondhand Smoke Again Tied to Asthma in Kids
By Staff Reporter | Mar 28, 2012 01:37 PM EDTA fresh look at past studies suggests kids who live with a smoker are more likely to wheeze or get asthma, providing more evidence for the link between secondhand smoke and breathing problems.
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Growth in Womb, Early Infancy Predict Bone Size and Strength
By Staff Reporter | Mar 27, 2012 11:00 PM EDTResearchers from the MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, have presented evidence that early growth predicts the size, mineralisation, shape and strength of the hip bone in childhood. The presentation was made at the European Congress on Osteoporosis & Osteoarthritis (IOF-ECCEO12) which took place in Bordeaux, France from March 21-24, 2012.
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"Coaching Boys into Men" Reduces Teen Dating Violence
By Jennifer Lee | Mar 27, 2012 09:36 PM EDTMale high school athletes' ability to recognize and intervene to stop dating violence is improved ...
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Prenatal Exposure To Air Pollution Can Harm Kids
By Staff Reporter | Mar 27, 2012 02:15 PM EDTMothers’ exposure to air pollutants during pregnancy can cause behavioral problems in the child, a new study led by Dr Frederica Perera, Director of the Columbia Center for Children’s Environmental Health at the Mailman School of Public Health, says.
