Chronic ear infections can hinder language development later

Chronic childhood ear infections can delay language development in children years later, according to new research.

Eric Hamilton-Florida • futurity
Jan. 3, 2024 ~5 min

Childhood trauma ups risk of chronic pain later

Children who experience abuse, neglect, or other trauma have a higher risk of chronic pain as adults, according to a new study.

Keila DePape-McGill • futurity
Dec. 26, 2023 ~5 min


Teaching positive psychology skills at school may be one way to help student mental health and happiness

Positive psychology focuses on science-based ideas about how to increase your happiness and live a satisfying life. Studies are following how school-based interventions affect students.

Kai Zhuang Shum, Assistant Professor of School Psychology, University of Tennessee • conversation
Dec. 18, 2023 ~7 min

Most US parents plan to vaccinate kids against ‘tripledemic’

Most parents in the US say they intend to vaccinate their children against COVID-19, influenza, and RSV—the so-called "tripledemic."

Texas A&M University • futurity
Dec. 14, 2023 ~5 min

Human trafficking, sexual abuse and exploitation: the 'loss and damage' from climate change a fund will not compensate

Though hard to quantify, the social consequences of climate change are vast.

Sonja Ayeb-Karlsson, Associate Professor in Policy and Intersectionality, UCL & Honorary Senior Researcher, United Nations University • conversation
Dec. 12, 2023 ~8 min

Native American mothers whose children have been separated from them experience a raw and ongoing grief that has no end

Native American families have endured generations of systematic child removal, but the grief, loss and trauma that birth mothers still experience have been largely overlooked.

Ashley L. Landers, Assistant Professor of Human Sciences, The Ohio State University • conversation
Dec. 1, 2023 ~11 min

Newborn babies at risk from bacteria commonly carried by mothers

One in 200 newborns is admitted to a neonatal unit with sepsis caused by a bacteria commonly carried by their mothers – much greater than the previous

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Nov. 29, 2023 ~5 min

Why are bullies so mean? A youth psychology expert explains what's behind their harmful behavior

No matter your age, if you’re being bullied − there’s help out there.

Sara Goldstein, Professor of Human Development, University of Delaware • conversation
Nov. 27, 2023 ~6 min


Climate crisis: what to consider if you're questioning whether to have children

Is the disastrous impact we’re having on the planet affecting our decision about having children of our own?

Laura Sochas, Leverhulme Early Career Fellow, School of Social and Political Science, The University of Edinburgh • conversation
Nov. 24, 2023 ~8 min

New report highlights increase in number of children and young people with eating disorders

One in five children and young people have a probable mental health condition, according to The Mental Health of Children and Young People in England 2023

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Nov. 21, 2023 ~6 min

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