People with depression may be more likely to develop Parkinson's disease, according to a large study published in the May 20, 2015, online issue ofNeurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. "We saw this link...
A new study, published in The Journal of Public Health which examined changes in BMI in children aged 4-11 years, found that that the number of obese children approximately doubles between the first and last years of primary school...
Hamoudi, A., Murray, D. W., Sorensen, L., & Fontaine, A. February, 2015 This is the second in a series of four inter-related reports titledSelf-Regulation and Toxic Stress. The first report, Foundations for Understanding Self-Regulation from an Applied Developmental Perspective , provides a comprehensive framework for understanding self-regulation in context, using a theoretical model that reflects the influence of biology, caregiving, and the environment on the...
It’s been almost 40 years since he first set foot on American soil. A young man who was only able to finish the first grade and as the oldest, had the task of supporting his family. Between going back and forth from Recoveco, Sinaloa,...
On April 27, King County Executive Dow Constantine proposed his Best Starts for Kids ordinance to the County Council. The proposed levy is focused on supporting children to “put every child on a path toward lifelong success.” This...
People who experienced bullying in childhood are more likely to be overweight and show higher levels of blood inflammation in later life, finds new research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King's College London. This puts them at higher risk of heart attack and various age-related conditions, including type-2 diabetes, according to the study authors. The findings are based on data from the British National Child Development Study (NCDS), a long-term...
L ife Study is a new and very important research study that will involve over 80,000 babies born between 2014 and 2018 – and their families from across the UK. Life Study will collect information about these babies...
Over one million children are being exposed to a toxicity that frequently leads to emotional and health problems — not to mention serious trouble in school, says filmmaker James Redford. “You can’t hold it, see it...
Tennessee has reduced the number of children living in nonfamily state custody settings to 17 percent, but the percentage remains above the national average of 14 percent, according to a new report by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. There are...
When Ellen Sousares learned that her 22-year-old son, Darren, had been arrested in 2014 for felony possession of heroin and diverted into drug court, she wasn’t upset or ashamed. She was overjoyed. Darren had been addicted to heroin for...
America is waking up to child care as a major political issue. Back in January, President Obama discussed it at length for the first time in his State of the Union address . “In today’s economy, when having both parents in the...
A livid mother aggressively grabs her masked son (link is external) before he joins the melting pot of rioters, protestors, and police filling the Baltimore backdrop. A picture worth more than a thousand words that aptly...
Though it's often downplayed or even mocked, mental illness is a serious medical condition, and it isn't getting the attention it needs in the US. One in four adults experiences a mental health disorder in a given year, and one in 17 have...
A decade ago, Ken Lewis almost lost his arm to an intravenous (IV) drug addiction. Twice he developed cysts in his veins that exploded in the hospital. When he came out of surgery the doctor prescribed painkillers. So he traded his meth and...
Secondhand drinking - the other side of alcohol misuse - refers to the negative impacts of a person's drinking behaviors on others. These drinking behaviors include verbal, physical or emotional abuse, neglect, domestic violence, committing a crime or...