Longer breastfeeding duration was associated with increased scores in cognitive tests in children from 5 to 14 years of age.
Researchers have identified a mechanism shared by mutations in the SHANK3 and ADNP genes. The genes have been associated with the development of ASD and schizophrenia.
Study reveals there are not that many "girlish girls" or "boyish boys."
Maternal biological rhythms support the development of the fetal suprachiasmatic nuclei.
Study reports medications for ADHD have little detectable impact on how much a child with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder learns in the classroom. However, the medications helped children retain attention, improve classroom behavior, and improve seat-time work.
Cognitive abnormalities associated with schizophrenia may be traced to altered activity in the thalamus during adolescence.
Surrounding tissue is likely to play a significant supportive role in the development of the neural tube by exerting pressure from the outside.
Young children who experience social isolation are at risk of being diagnosed with ADHD and face loneliness as adults, a new study reports.
Adventurous play, especially when conducted outdoors, was associated with reduced anxiety and depression in children.
The duration of a baby's crying decreases significantly after five weeks of age, but crying remains an important part of a child's communication repertoire after the age of six months.
Using psychiatric medications to treat mental health disorders in children and adolescents does not increase the risk of developing substance use disorders later in life. In fact, pharmacological interventions reduce the risk of developing SUD for those with MDD, ADHD, and psychotic disorders.
A combination of personality traits and childhood circumstances account for why some older people experience loneliness more than others. Lonely adults over 50 were 1.24 times more likely to have rarely, or never, had comfortable friendships during childhood, and 1.34 times more likely to have had poor relationships with their mothers as children.
