Orphanages Stunt Mental Growth, a Study Finds
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Giving credence to the long-held belief that orphanages stunt childrenâs mental development, a study shows that infants placed with foster families have higher IQs on average than those who remain in institutions.
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BAGHDAD -- US and Iraqi soldiers found 24 severely malnourished children in a Baghdad orphanage -- some tied to their beds and too weak to stand, the US military said yesterday.
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Children who were given a heart transplant in infancy score in the low-average range on tests of neurological development and IQ, according to a report in the Journal of Pediatrics.
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Â· Study links to hyperactivity and bad behaviour Â· Government tells parents to check packaging
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As they grow older, even people who seem perfectly on top of things may have trouble making good decisions, a new study suggests.
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NEW YORK  - Among abused and neglected  children who are genetically prone to develop depression, the  risk of doing so may be reduced if they have someone to talk  to, share good news with and get advice from, new study  findings show.
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Parents of a short child who believe growth hormone therapy will better his or her social life may be mistaken, new study findings suggest.
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New findings that attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder may stem from a developmental delay that children could outgrow, rather than a cognitive deficit, have raised questions for parents of the 4.4 million children diagnosed with the disorder.
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U.S. State Department officials learned that seven American children had been abandoned at a Nigerian orphanage but waited more than a week to check on the youths, who were suffering from malnutrition, malaria and typhoid, a newspaper reported Saturday.
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Infants who sustain head  injuries due to abuse have worse outcomes than their peers with  head trauma due to other causes, researchers report in the  journal Pediatrics this month.
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Children born very prematurely continue to have emotional, attentional and social problems during their teen years, according to the results of a UK study.
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NEW YORK  - If some children seem like they were born to be bad, new research suggests it may be true.
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Underweight baby girls may be more prone to depression in later life than other babies, research suggests.
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According to a study in the Nov. 17 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, infections in extremely low birth-weight infants are associated with impaired cognitive development and physical growth problems.
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MONDAY, Nov. 22 (HealthDayNews) -- Children who are malnourished in their first few years of life are more likely to be aggressive and antisocial throughout childhood and into their late teens, says a University of Southern California study.
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Children in Britain are among the most lazy in the world, according to a report.
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Babies older than 3 months who cry uncontrollably without reason are at greater risk of suffering from lower IQ, hyperactivity and discipline problems in childhood, new research has found.