Rats exposed in utero to phthalates–chemicals common in plastics–later showed differences in brain structure and some cognitive deficits compared to rats without the chemical exposure, finds research in JNeurosci. Researchers exposed pregnant rats to an amount of phthalates proportionally...
Standard autism assessments may not accurately measure the severity of the disorder in girls, suggests a study in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. Researchers studied 228 boys and girls, matched for IQ and age, who had similar diagnoses of autism. They found...
Women who take prenatal multivitamin supplements may reduce their infants’ risk of developing autism, suggests a study in JAMA Psychiatry. Researchers followed more than 45,000 children born in Israel from 2003 to 2007, and gathered data from prescription records...
Marijuana causes more harm to the adolescent brain than alcohol does, suggests a study in The American Journal of Psychiatry. Researchers followed 3,826 students in Montreal for four years, beginning when they were age 12 or 13. Each year, the students took a...
The more toddlers are exposed to complex and rich conversation, the better cognitive and language skills they develop in later childhood, finds a study in Pediatrics. Researchers used computer software to analyze six months of recordings from the homes...
Cancer patients with depression who receive mental health treatment incur fewer health-care costs than those who receive no treatment, suggests a study in Health Psychology. Researchers analyzed the medical records of 182 cancer patients at the University of California, San...
Fostering gratitude can encourage adolescents to become less materialistic and more generous, suggests a study in The Journal of Positive Psychology. Researchers asked 61 adolescents to keep a daily journal for two weeks–half were assigned to write about who and what they were...
When parents spend time in prison, their children’s health and health behaviors are affected for decades, suggests research in Pediatrics. researchers examined data on about 13,000 young adults (ages 24 to 32) from the National Longitudinal Survey of Adolescent...
Children who experience high-quality child care environments as toddlers and preschoolers later perform better on tests of math, language and literacy skills–but only if they also go on to attend high-quality elementary schools, finds a study in Developmental Psychology....
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