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Children who experience maltreatment, such as neglect or physical or sexual abuse, are more likely to engage in delinquent and offending behaviors in adolescence and young adulthood, according to a study published in the open access journal BMC Public Health. Continue reading “Associations between childhood maltreatment and offending behaviors later in life”
Children who grow up with greener surroundings have up to 55% less risk of developing various mental disorders later in life. This is shown by a new study from Aarhus University, Denmark, emphasizing the need for designing green and healthy cities for the future. Continue reading “Being surrounded by green space in childhood may improve mental health of adults”
A new study from iPSYCH shows that the infections children contract during their childhood are linked to an increase in the risk of mental disorders during childhood and adolescence. This knowledge expands our understanding of the role of the immune system in the development of mental disorders. Continue reading “Infections during childhood increase the risk of mental disorders”
Here we present the ‘Abstract‘ of the corresponding paper by Habibi, Damasio A, Ilari B, Veiga R, Joshi AA, Leahy RM, Haldar JP, Varadarajan D, Bhushan C, Damasio H. Continue reading “Childhood Music Training Induces Change in Micro and Macroscopic Brain Structure: Results from a Longitudinal Study”
A research team has discovered that abnormal vision in childhood can affect the development of higher-level brain areas responsible for things such as attention. Continue reading “Abnormal vision in childhood can affect brain functions”
When it comes to intelligence, environment and education matter — more than we think. Continue reading “Inherited IQ can increase in early childhood”
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