2 of 3 Parents Want Schools to Expand Health Education
2016-09-19
Survey shows many want kids to be taught about managing stress, depression and bullyingContinue Reading
For College Freshmen, Four-Legged Friends Chase Away Homesickness
2016-09-19
Dog therapy helps boost students’ life satisfaction, researchers sayContinue Reading
Suicide Can Strike Children as Young as 5: Study
2016-09-19
Overall numbers are low, but researchers say prevention efforts are neededContinue Reading
Not All Dogs Are Man’s (or Kids’) Best Friend
2016-09-17
Study suggests young children need to be told they shouldn’t approach a scared dogContinue Reading
Overweight Kids Often Shunned, Bullied
2016-09-16
School health programs should urge healthy behaviors, acceptance of different body shapes, study showsContinue Reading
Kids With Bipolar Disorder More Likely to Abuse Drugs, Alcohol: Study
2016-09-16
And those who also have conduct disorder seem to face an even greater riskContinue Reading
Tourette Threat Surges for Babies When Mom Smokes in Pregnancy
2016-09-16
Researchers probe increased risk of chronic tics and other disorders due to prenatal nicotine exposureContinue Reading
Childhood Cancer Death Rates Continue to Fall: CDC
2016-09-16
Brain cancer supplants leukemia as the leading killerContinue Reading
Sad Music Moves Those Who Are Empathetic
2016-09-15
They become engrossed in the feelings expressed by the piece, researchers sayContinue Reading
Nearly 10 Million U.S. Adults Considered Suicide Last Year
2016-09-15
Rates at historically high levels — up 27 percent since 2000, U.S. government study showsContinue Reading
31 Million Older Americans Aren’t Getting Enough Exercise
2016-09-15
Inactivity boosts their risk for falls, broken bones, serious disease and early death, CDC warnsContinue Reading
Facebook Bullying Can Cause Depression
2016-09-15
Social media attacks have ‘real emotional consequences,’ researchers sayContinue Reading
Antidepressant Might Prevent Depression Following Brain Injury
2016-09-14
Small study suggests the approach could work, but experts say larger trials are neededContinue Reading
Brains of ‘Super-Agers’ Look Decades Younger
2016-09-14
Regions of mentally sharp older folks don’t shrink like their peers with memory loss do, study findsContinue Reading