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Parents' expectations, styles can harm college students' self-esteem
Mom and Dad are going to flip out over my 3.3 GPA and failure to land a top internship. Such anxieties, common among college students, can harm self-esteem and make it more difficult to adjust to school. But a new University of Central Florida study has found that students' anxieties often are based on exaggerated perceptions of what their parents... view more... (2008-08-18)
Brenner Children's Hospital researcher says PSA campaign about risky sexual behaviors a success
Media campaigns that remind parents to talk with their children about sex are effective, according to a pediatric researcher at Brenner Children's Hospital and Wake Forest University School of Medicine. view more (2006-02-24)
Differences between parental selection for adoption and embryo donation unfair
The magnitude of the difference between the selection criteria for adoption and embryo donation is unfair and unjustifiable. The procedures should be reassessed, argues an analysis in the Journal of Medical Ethics. The differences hinge on the social and emotional suitability criteria for adoption - fitness to parent - and the medical suitability... view more... (2002-05-27)
Parents who decline autopsies may miss out on vital information
The growing number of parents who decline an autopsy after terminating a pregnancy because of a suspected abnormality in their unborn child, may be missing out on important information for future pregnancies, new research from Oxford shows. view more (2003-12-05)
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)
Novel device for detecting falls amongst elderly persons
The population of the aged, globally, is growing inexorably and by 2020, the figure will have risen by 25%. In fact, the number of those in their 80s will have more than doubled. This means changes in family structures: there are more and more elderly persons living alone while the number of carers is falling. Falls are one of the most common... view more... (2004-04-29)
No link between asthma inhalers and hyperactivity in preschool children
The widely held parental belief that asthma inhalers cause hyperactivity in children is not confirmed by research published in the Archives of Disease in Childhood. view more (2002-02-18)
Brain malfunction explains dehydration in elderly
As Australia faces another hot, dry summer, scientists from Melbourne's Howard Florey Institute have warned that elderly people are at risk of becoming dehydrated because their brains underestimate how much water they need to drink to rehydrate. view more (2007-12-18)
Reduced brain volume may predict dementia in healthy elderly people
Reduced volume, or atrophy, in parts of the brain known as the amygdala and hippocampus may predict which cognitively healthy elderly people will develop dementia over a six-year period. view more (2006-01-03)
Increased Parental Mortality After Death Of A Child (p 363)
Danish authors of a study in this week's issue of THE LANCET provide strong evidence for the first time that experiencing the death of a child increases the mortality rate of parents-with mothers being far more likely to die early than fathers. There has been no clear evidence to suggest that the death of a child is associated... view more... (2003-01-29)
'Rocket Science' to help Britain's elderly
Helping an elderly person up the stairs may not seem rocket science - but look again, perhaps it is. Scientists studying the effects of space flight on humans are applying their findings to the elderly population on earth after discovering that the effects of micro-gravity on astronauts are greatly similar to the effects of ageing. Researchers at... view more... (2004-01-09)
Lactose malabsorption related to bone fractures in old age?
Finnish researchers have discovered an interesting link between lactose malabsorption and the occurrence of bone fracture in elderly people. view more (2005-02-16)
For some species, an upside to inbreeding
Although breeding between close kin is thought to be generally unfavorable from an evolutionary standpoint, in part because harmful mutations are more easily propagated through populations in this way, theory predicts that under some circumstances, the benefits of inbreeding may outweigh the costs. view more (2007-02-06)
Parents just don't understand
Many parents like to meddle in their children's lives. view more (2009-11-06)
Youths see all parental control negatively when there's a lot of it
A new study has found that young people feel differently about two types of parental control, generally viewing a type of control that's thought to be better for their development more positively. view more (2009-11-13)
Lies my parents told me
Parents say that honesty is the best policy, but they regularly lie to their children as a way of influencing their behaviour and emotions, finds new research from the University of Toronto and the University of California, San Diego. view more (2009-09-23)
Problem behaviour in children influenced more by where they live than by family income
The neighbourhood a child grows up in may be more important than family income and education levels for influencing behaviour, suggests research in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. The researchers assessed the behaviour of 734 children between the ages of 5 and 7, as reported by their parents. They also assessed parental income,... view more... (2001-03-12)
Parents are the main source of tobacco for underage smokers
Parents and other older relatives are the primary sources of tobacco for underage smokers living in communities with strong enforcement of tobacco sales laws, finds a study in Tobacco Control. These results suggest that many current laws are too weak to reduce the availability of tobacco to minors effectively. view more (2001-12-07)
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)
Access to alcohol among middle school children
New research suggests that if parents want to keep alcohol away from their middle school children, the best place to start is at home. The study, reported in the June issue of Preventive Medicine, shows that of 11-14 year olds who choose to drink, only a small fraction (2.4% in the 6th grade, rising to 5.6% at the end of the 8th grade) obtain... view more... (2007-05-30)
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