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06/21/2018

Hypnosis may help reduce fear of cancer treatment in children: Hypnosis could help to reduce the fear of medical procedures in children and young people with cancer.

Hypnosis could help to reduce the fear of medical procedures in children and young people with cancer. New research led

06/20/2018

Success of blood test for autism affirmed: First physiological test for autism proves high accuracy in second trial

One year after researchers published their work on a physiological test for autism, a follow-up study confirms its exceptional success

06/19/2018

Virtual reality headsets significantly reduce children’s fear of needles

The scenario is all too familiar for the majority of parents. The crying, the screaming and the tantrums as they

06/08/2018

Are birth mothers satisfied with decisions to place children for adoption?

New research findings from Baylor University’s Diana R. Garland School of Social Work could change the adoption landscape for birth

05/30/2018

Social pursuits linked with increased life satisfaction

If you want to give a little boost to your life satisfaction a year from now, you may want to

05/27/2018

Professor replicates famous marshmallow test, makes new observations

A new replication study of the well-known “marshmallow test” — a famous psychological experiment designed to measure children’s self-control —

05/18/2018

Are your children overdoing it? Too many extracurricular activities can do more harm than good

The growing demand for children to get involved in organized activities outside of school is placing unprecedented strain upon families.

05/12/2018

Reducing tapeworm infection could improve academic performance, reduce poverty

A Stanford-led study in China has revealed for the first time high levels of a potentially fatal tapeworm infection among

05/08/2018

Long-term effects of pre-birth exposure to anti-depressants 12 years later

Selective serotonin reuptake (SSRI) antidepressant treatment during pregnancy is associated with better performance on a computerized task to measure cognitive

05/06/2018

Mothers of children born with NAS are more likely to experience mental health problems

According to a new study, mothers of infants with neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) have a higher prevalence of mental health