Boys' Behavior Linked to Prenatal Cocaine Exposure
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NEW YORK  - Boys who were repeatedly  exposed to cocaine while in their mother's womb are more likely  than girls or non-exposed children to be hyperactive or have  other problem behaviors at six or seven years of age, new study  findings show.
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Children exposed to high levels of testosterone in the womb showed more autism-related traits later in life, according to findings that suggest the male hormone may play a key role in the complex brain disorder.
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High levels of a male sex hormone in foetuses are linked to a higher chance of developing autistic traits in childhood, scientists say.
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Group A streptococcal infection  appears to be associated with changes in behavior and the  development of a movement disorder in elementary school  children, according to a report in the current issue of  Biological Psychiatry.
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NEW YORK  - A combination of nature and nurture may make some children more likely to develop behavioral problems, new research suggests.
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(HealthDay News) -- Addiction to drugs or alcohol can lead to a variety of behavioral and physical changes in teenagers.
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An experimental vaccine may help cocaine addicts break the cycle of dependency. Other addiction vaccines could follow
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NEW YORK  - A part of the brain involved in  both drug craving and judgment appears to be smaller in cocaine  addicts than in healthy people, researchers have found.
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New study findings suggest that  a preference for nighttime over daytime activities may be  associated with antisocial behavior in adolescences, even in  children as young as 8 years old.
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NEW YORK  - Young people who abuse methamphetamines may put themselves at risk of parkinson-like movement disorders later in life, a new animal study suggests.
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NEW YORK  - Young children whose mothers  suffer from depression are at greater risk of serious  behavioral problems, and both "nurture" and "nature" seem to  play a role, according to a new study.
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Cocaine users&#39; brains have a different structure which could affect their ability to judge the consequences of their actions, a study suggests.
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Cocktails of food additives in children's diets may be responsible for hyperactive behaviour, say researchers.
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Smoking during pregnancy is  known to raise a child's future asthma risk, but children with  a particular gene variation may be especially vulnerable, a  study published Tuesday suggests.
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Some moms and dads might want to take a lesson from their kids: Just say no. The government reported Thursday that 4.4 percent of baby boomers ages 50 to 59 indicated that they had used illicit drugs in the past month. It marks the third consecutive yearly increase recorded for that age group by the National Survey on Drug Use and Health.
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Children fathered by men at age 40 and  older have a higher risk of developing autism, possibly because  of mutations or other genetic changes, researchers reported on  Monday.
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Rats can become drug addicts. That's important to know, scientists say, and has taken a long time to prove. Now two studies by French and British researchers show the animals exhibit the same compulsive drive for cocaine as people do once they're truly hooked.