The effects of lead exposure on overall health have been well document, but a new study reveals early exposure to pollution can have a detrimental effect on personality. Researchers report those who were born following the decline of environmental lead…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: ADHD Drug Class Leads to Fewer Side Effects in Preschool Children
Alpha-2-adrenergic agonists appear to be effective at reducing symptoms associated with ADHD in preschool-aged children, and have fewer side effects than traditional stimulants used to treat ADHD.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Perceptual Distortions in Late-Teens Predict Psychotic Symptoms in Mid-Life
Subtle differences in perception during teenage years predict the development of hallucinations, delusions, and psychosis later in life.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Rare Inherited Variants in Previously Unsuspected Genes May Confer Significant Risk for Autism
Study identifies a rare class of genetic differences transmitted from non-autistic parents to their children on the autism spectrum.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Exercise Boosts Kids’ Vocabulary Growth
Children who swim or participate in other motor movement-focused exercises were 13% more accurate in vocabulary tests than children who did not engage in exercise. Researchers say movement-focused exercises can help with the encoding of new words in ch…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Autism Can Be Detected During Toddlerhood Using a Brief Questionnaire
A newly developed questionnaire can detect autism in children between the ages of 18 to 30 months.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Teens With a History of Self-Harm Have a Significantly Higher Threshold for Pain
Teens who have self-harmed five or more times in their lives have a significantly higher pain threshold than those who have never self-harmed.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: A Direct Genetic Link to ASD Identified
Researchers identified a novel, direct link between autism and the SUV39H2 gene.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Study Reveals Extent of Brain Complications in Children Hospitalized With COVID-19
1 in 20 children hospitalized for COVID-19 in the UK develop neurological complications associated with the viral infection. A new study reveals a wide spectrum of neurological complications in children and suggests they may be more common than in adul…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Emotion, Cooperation and Locomotion Crucial From an Early Age
Emotional knowledge, cooperative social behavior, and locomotor activity are three key skills for promoting numerical learning in young children.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Mini-Brain Study Shows How Environmental Risk Factors Can Amplify Genetic Risks for Autism
Using human stem cells to develop a brain organoid model, researchers were able to show exposure to a common pesticide synergizes with an autism-linked gene mutation. The study provides clear evidence that genetics and environment may combine to disrup…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Antibiotics in Early Life Could Affect Brain Development
Early-life exposure to antibiotics could impact brain development in areas associated with emotional and cognitive function, a new study reports. Researchers found penicillin exposure in infant mice altered the microbiome and gene expression in key are…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Air Pollution Exposure Linked to Poor Academics in Childhood
Early-life exposure to high levels of air pollution was associated with poor inhibitory control during later childhood and poorer academic performance during adolescence.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Species of Gut Bacteria Linked to Enhanced Cognition and Language Skills in Infant Boys
Infant boys with a gut bacterial composition high in Bacteroidetes were found to have more advanced cognitive and language skills one year later compared to boys with lower levels of the bacteria.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: A Common Ancestor for Cells Involved in Hearing and Touch
Study points to the evolutionary and developmental similarities between sensory cells in the inner ear and skin.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Immaturity of Microbiota and Epithelial Barriers Implicated in Neonatal Meningitis
Immaturity of the gut microbiome and epithelial barriers in the gut and choroid plexus appear to play a significant role in neonatal susceptibility to meningitis.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Normal Brain Growth Curves for Children Developed
Neuroimaging allowed researchers to make some key discoveries about the developing brain. The study revealed male children had overall greater brain volume, but the size of specific brain structures did not differ between sexes, nor did cognitive abili…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Being Clean and Hygienic Need Not Impair Childhood Immunity
Researchers report a cleaner living environment may not detrimentally impact a child’s developing immune system, as current theories suggest.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Common Mechanism Underlies Some Behavioral Traits Seen in Autism and Schizophrenia
Certain genes that are mutated or missing in those with schizophrenia and autism cause similar dysfunction in neural networks within the thalamus.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: How Children Learn Language
Researchers reveal how parent’s communication styles help their young children to develop language skills.
