Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Gestures Aid Development of Speech, Cognition

Emerging research suggests that encouraging children to gesture at very early ages helps in speech and cognitive development. Investigators from the University of Chicago determined that examining how much children gesture at an early age may make it possible to identify and intervene with very young children at risk for delays in speech and cognitive development. Researchers looked at children from a wide variety of backgrounds, including those from advantaged and disadvantaged families, and those who had suffered brain injury. Their study is published in the online edition of the American Psychologist...
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Wednesday, June 11, 2014

Kids of Bipolar Parents May Display Risky Sexual Behavior

Bipolar disorder (BD) is a serious psychological disorder known for its dramatic mood shifts that range from the lows of depression to the highs of mania. the condition is often characterized by racing thoughts and decreased need for sleep, as well as its profound lows of sadness and despair. Considerable attention has focused on BD as it is also associated with a heightened risk of suicide, substance abuse, hypersexuality, familial discord, and aggressive behavior.
While previous research has shown that children of parents with bipolar disorder are at a greater risk of developing psychiatric disorders, the psychosocial implications of being raised by parents with BD has been ignored — until now. A new study conducted by researchers from Concordia University shows that children of parents with BD are more susceptible to psychosocial problems, most notably risky sexual behavior....
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Children Know When the Total Truth is Withheld


Cognitive scientists are learning that it is difficult to sneak anything by a child, especially when an adult does not tell the entire truth. Experts know that children learn a lot from exploration of the world around them, but they also rely on what adults tell them. Prior research has determined that children can figure out when someone is lying to them, but cognitive scientists from MIT recently tackled a subtler question: Can children tell when adults are telling them the truth, but not the whole truth?
In the study, researchers found that not only can children make this distinction, but they can also... 
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Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Autism's Costs Can Run Into Millions for One Person

The lifetime cost of supporting just one person with autism can range from $1.4 million to $2.4 million, with factors as varied as lost wages, residential care and special education driving up expenses, a new study has found. Medical care plays a role in pushing these costs, but is not the main factor, said study senior author David Mandell, director of the Center for Mental Health Policy and Services Research at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine.

http://www.philly.com/philly/health/HealthDay688667_20140609_Autism_s_Costs_Can_Run_Into_Millions_for_One_Person.html
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Google is helping build a giant database for understanding autism

Autism Speaks is teaming up with Google to create what it says will become the largest database of sequenced genomes from people with autism and members of their family. Autism Speaks, the research and advocacy group, plans for the database to include genomes from 10,000 people, 1,000 of which it's already completed sequencing of. The group's hope is that the database, which it says will be an "open resource,"...

http://www.theverge.com/2014/6/10/5797622/autism-speaks-and-google-creating-aut10k-genome-database

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Wednesday, June 4, 2014

Fast Food May Diminish Enjoyment of The Moment


A new Canadian report suggests exposure to fast food establishments can push us to be more impatient and that this can undermine our ability to savor the moment. Thus, you may consider living in a neighborhood where there are more sit-down restaurants than fast-food outlets, suggest researchers from the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management.
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