Mayo Clinic researchers have developed a smartwatch-based alert system that signals parents at the earliest signs of a ...
Children and adolescents who own smartphones by age 12 have higher risks of depression, poor sleep and obesity, according to ...
Child and adolescent development encompasses the dynamic progression of biological, cognitive, emotional, and social capacities from infancy through adolescence. Early developmental processes, such as ...
Physiological and neurocognitive synchrony—the real-time alignment of biological or neural activity between individuals within the same temporal and spatial ...
The global burden of child and youth deaths remains high, despite dramatic reductions in under-5s deaths, and there are stark inequalities across the globe in the availability of health services to ...
In Western cultures, adolescence is often viewed as a time of rebellion and irresponsibility. A new article published in the journal Child Development Perspectives synthesized recent research on ...
Every time I talk about how sleep is important for child and adolescent development, any audience can relate to how they feel and function when their sleep is of insufficient duration and quality. A ...
Adolescents often sleep less than recommended and have substantially different sleep patterns on weekdays and weekends. Their ...
What new research has discovered about rates of obesity among kids and adolescents — and what experts say about it. (Photo Illustration: Yahoo News; photo: Getty Images) Excess weight and obesity in ...
Children who are given a smartphone before age 12 are at higher risk of insufficient sleep, obesity and depression, a new ...
PARIS — A child or adolescent athlete generally engages in school and extracurricular sports practice for more than 10 hours per week. High-level child or adolescent athletes engage in more than 20 ...
According to a 2021 survey by the Human-Animal Bond Research Institute, 87% of pet owners have experienced improvements in their mental health due to having a companion animal. I have certainly felt ...