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World-first device may help solve child language mystery
Oct 07, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers are one step closer to understanding why children can learn languages far more easily than adults, thanks to a world-first device that allows scientists to measure the magnetic ...
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Study uses brain scans to discover how children 'read' faces
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 20, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Oxford University scientists are using brain-scanning technology to understand how we learn to recognise and 'read' faces as children.
Sights and sounds of emotion trigger big brain responses
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Nov 02, 2009 |
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Researchers at the University of York have identified a part of the brain that responds to both facial and vocal expressions of emotion.
Parents' depression can weigh on children
Aug 07, 2007 |
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A parent’s struggle with stress or depression can lower a child’s quality of life -- and it could hinder an overweight youngster’s attempts to lose weight, too, University of Florida researchers say.
The developing child: Rating aggressive and delinquent behavior in pre-adolescence
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 19, 2009 |
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In a study published in an upcoming issue of The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry researchers show that over reactive parenting, such as heavy criticism or yelling as a response to a child's negative behavior, can pr ...
New study links alcohol in pregnancy to child behavior problems
Nov 23, 2009 |
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A new study from Perth's Telethon Institute for Child Health Research has found evidence that the amount and timing of alcohol consumption in pregnancy affects child behaviour in different ways.
Study offers tips on taming the boogie monster
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 13, 2009 |
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Many parents of preschoolers struggle with their children's fears of real and imaginary creatures. A new study offers some ideas on how they can better manage their children's worries.
Study: Cancer may pass from mother to unborn child
Oct 14, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study has provided genetic evidence for the first time that it is possible for a mother to transmit cancer to her unborn child via the placenta.
Child safety seat education needs an extra boost
Oct 10, 2009 |
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Motor vehicle crashes are a leading cause of death among children despite the widespread availability of effective child passenger restraint systems (CPRSs) such as child safety seats. However, even when provided with free ...
Do kids benefit from homework?
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Nov 23, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Homework is as old as school itself. Yet the practice is controversial as people debate the benefits or consider the shortcomings and hassles. Research into the topic is often contradictory ...
Technique Could Improve Accuracy of Child Testimony
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 22, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Seven open-ended questions could make children less suggestible during interviews.
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