by Dan DeMarle | Mar 17, 2022 | Anorexia, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Pregnancy, Risk Factors
Women with anorexia nervosa before or during pregnancy have an increased chance of having a child with autism or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, according to a new study. About 20 percent of people with anorexia — an eating disorder marked by food...
by Dan DeMarle | Mar 12, 2022 | Alcohol, Disability, Risk Factors
Prenatal visits have traditionally focused almost exclusively on the behavior of mothers, but new research from the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVMBS) continues to suggest that science should be looking more closely at the...
by Dan DeMarle | Apr 1, 2021 | Abuse and Neglect, Adolescent/Teen, Child sexual abuse/exploitation/sex trafficking, Newark SD, Parents/Guardians, Privacy, Risk Factors, School Districts, Sex/Sexuality
Gary Craig – Rochester Democrat and Chronicle USA TODAY NETWORK – in the D&C on 3/18/2 on page A5 A former Newark teaching assistant has admitted that he received sexually explicit pictures from teenagers and recorded minors as they undressed at his...
by Dan DeMarle | Feb 28, 2021 | Covid-19, Parents/Guardians, Risk Factors
Nearly 75% of parents ranked overuse of social media during the pandemic as a leading health concern for their children, according to the results of survey released Monday by the University of Michigan. Just over 60% of parents surveyed described bullying or...
by Dan DeMarle | Jan 25, 2021 | Parents/Guardians, Pregnancy, Risk Factors
Vitamin D is a critical nutrient and has many important functions in the body. A mother’s vitamin D supply is passed to her baby in utero and helps regulate processes including brain development. A study published today in The Journal of Nutrition showed that...
by Dan DeMarle | Aug 2, 2020 | Depression, Emotional Disturbance, Risk Factors
A study in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP), published by Elsevier, reports that individuals exposed to early life stress (ELS) were more likely to develop a major depressive disorder (MDD) in childhood or adolescence...
