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Case Western Reserve University study links emotions in play and memories
Having a child with bottled up emotions isn't a good thing. Psychologists from Case Western Reserve University have found that the range of emotions that children use in play can be used as an indicator of how emotionally charged their memories will be.   view more (2006-10-26)

1 in 10 children using cough, cold medications
Researchers from Boston University's Slone Epidemiology Center have found that approximately one in ten U.S. children uses one or more cough and cold medications during a given week. These findings appear in the August issue of the journal Pediatrics.   view more (2008-08-05)

Inhaled steroids may not be enough for some children with asthma
Some children may not be able to keep their asthma under control even if they consistently report using inhaled corticosteroids, a mainstay of asthma treatment.   view more (2007-05-23)

University of Hawai'i at Manoa professor co-authors child development study
Brandy Frazier, assistant professor of psychology at UH Manoa, recently published a paper in Child Development titled, "Preschoolers' Search for Explanatory Information Within Adult-Child Conversation."   view more (2009-11-16)

Excellent Underwater Vision Examined by Scientists from Lund
We humans are poorly adapted for underwater vision. However, the Moken peoples of south-east Asia manage to collect shells, clams and sea cucumbers using no visual aids when diving to a depth of 3 or 4 metres. Scientists from Lund University in Sweden have now measured the visual acuity of these children and have found that their ability to see... view more... (2003-05-15)

Children with cerebral palsy can look forward to improved quality of life
Dr Elise Davis and Professor Elizabeth Waters from Deakin's School of Health and Social Development have developed a world-first questionnaire aimed at determining if treatments for children with cerebral palsy improve their overall wellbeing, not just their mobility.   view more (2006-11-16)

Radiofrequency energy technique as effective as tonsillectomy surgery
Radiofrequncy-tonsillotomy, which enables surgeons to reduce the size of the tonsillar tissue instead of removing the tonsils entirely, seems to be an effective and safe method of treating children with symptoms of enlarged tonsils.   view more (2009-10-05)

White children more positive toward blacks after learning about racism, study shows
Challenging the idea that racism education could be harmful to students, a new study from The University of Texas at Austin found the results of learning about historical racism are primarily positive. The study appears in the November/December issue of the journal Child Development.   view more (2007-11-15)

Deaths by drowning fall, but pools abroad still "a major concern"
The number of children drowning in the United Kingdom has declined between 1988-89 and 1998-99. However drownings in pools abroad and in garden ponds have risen significantly, finds a study in this week’s BMJ.   view more (2002-04-30)

Prenatal meth exposure linked to abnormal brain development
A first of its kind study examining the effects of methamphetamine use during pregnancy has found the drug appears to cause abnormal brain development in children.   view more (2009-04-16)

Obesity-related hormone is higher in children with Down syndrome
Children with Down syndrome are more likely than their unaffected siblings to have higher levels of a hormone associated with obesity, according to pediatric researchers.   view more (2007-10-29)

A Possible Link Between IVF And Eye Cancer? (pp 273, 309)
An observational study by Dutch authors in this week's issue of THE LANCET suggests that children conceived by in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) could be at an increased risk of retinoblastoma (a malignant tumour of the retina). However the investigators and authors of an accompanying Commentary stress that it is too early to conclude that there is a... view more... (2003-01-23)

Helicobacter pylori Acquisition Most Common In Young Children (P931)
A US study in this week's issue of THE LANCET highlights how most newly acquired infections of the intestinal bacterium Helicobacter pylori probably occur in children younger than 10 years of age. The authors of the study suggest that treatment and prevention strategies should therefore be targeted at young children. H pylori infection is... view more... (2002-03-13)

Telemedicine may improve care for school children with diabetes
Type 1 diabetes is the most common chronic childhood disease. The management of this serious medical condition includes regular fingerstick glucose measurements, multiple daily injections of insulin, and frequent insulin dose adjustments.   view more (2009-05-21)

Children with autism may learn from 'virtual peers'
Using "virtual peers" -- animated life-sized children that simulate the behaviors and conversation of typically developing children -- Northwestern University researchers are developing interventions designed to prepare children with autism for interactions with real-life children.   view more (2008-03-03)

Childhood asthma still inappropriately treated in the UK
Children with asthma are missing out on the best drug treatment for their disease, because family doctors are ignoring prescribing guidelines, suggests research published ahead of print in the Archives of Disease in Childhood.   view more (2007-09-04)

Children who are concerned about parents arguing are prone to school problems
Children who worry about how their parents get along with each other are more likely than other children to have psychological problems.   view more (2008-09-16)

Listening to chronically ill children
Chronically ill children want teachers to understand the effects of their condition on school life. They worry about keeping up with school work and being left out of school activities. These findings come from a study by Ms Suzanne Wright and Mrs Jane Lightfoot, Social Policy Research Unit, University of York and were presented today, Tuesday 15... view more... (1998-12-03)

Premature children 4 times more likely to have behavioral disorders
Children born prematurely are four times more likely to have emotional problems or behavioural disorders, according to research led by the University of Warwick.   view more (2008-09-09)

Spina bifida & psychology-spina bifida causes psychological distress in parents
Parents of children with spina bifida suffer from more psychological distress than parents of able-bodied children.   view more (2005-08-25)
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