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Language impairment noticed later in bilingual children
Although more and more children in Sweden speak languages other than Swedish at home, there has never been any research into language impairment in bilingual children. Eva-Kristina Salameh's dissertation at Lund University is therefore a pioneering work. Among other things, she shows that language impairments in these children are noticed... view more... (2003-03-03)
Empty Nest Syndrome May Not Be Bad After All, Study Finds
One day they are crawling, the next day they are driving and then suddenly they aren't kids anymore. view more (2008-02-22)
Parenting and ADHD
Are parents of children with AD/HD good at parenting? It is generally thought that AD/HD or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in children is compounded by poor parenting skills, and much research evidence exists to support this view. To make the situation worse, it is thought that ADHD is a familial disorder and that many parents of AD/HD... view more... (2004-09-06)
Alarming increase in drug-affected newborns
A new Australian study has found that the number of newborns suffering serious drug withdrawal symptoms is now more than 40 times higher than in 1980. view more (2009-04-23)
Study may pave way for treatments to delay early multiple births
A treatment that prevents premature births in single pregnancies may be ineffective in women expecting more than one child, a study has shown. view more (2009-06-11)
The lively little girl is a miracle for everyone
When the bag of waters burst in the 20th week of pregnancy, the unborn child only had a very slim chance of surviving birth. The high risk of infection was not the only risk to Miriam's life. view more (2007-10-29)
Demographic trends and family support for older people - no need to panic yet
A new study carried out by the London School of Economics and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine has revealed that the future crisis in family support for older people so feared by policy pundits and commentators will not make any real impact until 2030, when today's late 20- and 30-somethings hit retirement age. Concerns have... view more... (2003-06-26)
Study finds significant reduction in respiratory illnesses in babies breastfed six months vs. four
Babies fully breastfed for six months are less likely to suffer from respiratory illnesses in their first two years than babies fully breastfed for only four months. view more (2006-02-07)
World aides series : advances in research in prevention of mother-to-child HIV-1 transmission
'Although substantial progress has been made in preventing mother-to-child HIV-1 transmission in the past decade, critical research questions remain. Two perinatal epidemics now exist. In more-developed countries, integration of prenatal HIV-1 counselling and testing programmes into an existing antenatal infrastructure, availability of effective... view more... (2000-06-22)
Primary-care research is not a lost cause (1004)
A Viewpoint in this week's issue of THE LANCET addresses the state of primary-care research worldwide. Primary care includes the medical services provided by general practitioners (family physicians) and internists, with the aims of providing patients with a broad range of health care over a period of time and coordinating the care the patient... view more... (2004-09-08)
Study finds quality of California preschools falls short
More than half of California's preschoolers attend center-based early care and education programs, but the children who have the most to gain from preschool frequently are those least likely to participate in the programs, according to a new RAND Corporation study. view more (2008-06-18)
Premature tooth loss can affect oral health for years to come
The prospect of exchanging a tooth for that coveted reward from the tooth fairy often has kids wiggling teeth with vigor, but what happens when a primary or permanent tooth is lost prematurely due to trauma? view more (2008-05-23)
When it's more than the 'terrible twos'
We all know how infants can act up during their terrible twos, but when these behaviors are accompanied by developmental setbacks, they could point to something more serious. view more (2008-12-10)
Gains in access to antiretroviral treatment come with some costs
In this week's PLoS Medicine magazine, Yibeltal Assefa, from the National HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control Office in Addis Ababa, and colleagues describe the successes and challenges of the scale-up of antiretroviral treatment (ART) across Ethiopia. view more (2009-04-28)
Read with mother
Three 20 minute 'paired reading' sessions (when parent and child read alongside each other) per week, for a period of six weeks, are sufficient to significantly improve a child's reading capabilities. These are the findings of Gillian Robertson and Jim Boyle of the University of Strathclyde who present their work today, Saturday 25 November to The... view more... (2000-11-17)
Pre-school care-givers
In the study, 16 care-givers, who completed the Foundation Course offered by the Irish Pre-school Playgroups Association, were compared to 17 care-givers who did not attend the course. The trained care-givers had higher levels of sensitivity towards the children they looked after. Children attending the centres where the care-givers trained, also... view more... (1999-08-23)
Good parenting in kindergarten increases chances of good kids in fourth grade
How you interact with your children when they're just starting kindergarten helps determine their behavior by the time they finish fourth grade. view more (2005-09-14)
Early neglect predicts aggressive behavior in children
Children who are neglected before their second birthday display higher levels of aggressive behavior between ages 4 and 8, according to a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill study, published today in the journal Pediatrics. view more (2008-04-07)
Weight gain in pregnancy linked to overweight in kids
Pregnant women who gain excessive or even appropriate weight, according to current guidelines, are four times more likely than women who gain inadequate weight to have a baby who becomes overweight in early childhood. view more (2007-04-02)
Professor's Child Bereavement Research Makes Psychiatric News
Julie Cerel, an assistant professor at the University of Kentucky College of Social Work, and four colleagues are presenting answers to questions about child bereavement and its effects. view more (2006-07-31)
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