http://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Horse owners are most likely to use their vet to guide the choice of nutritional supplements they feed their animal, but also rely heavily on recommendations from other riders, a unique study has revealed. http://phys.org/news246616920.html Biology Tue, 24 Jan 2012 08:45:04 EST news246616920 (PhysOrg.com) -- How do you keep at-risk teens off drugs and out of trouble? According to a new University of Georgia study, family can make a difference. http://phys.org/news245068139.html Other Sciences Fri, 06 Jan 2012 10:29:08 EST news245068139 The way you react to your two-year-old's temper tantrums or clinginess may lead to anxiety, withdrawal and behavior problems down the road, and the effect is more pronounced if the child is a boy who often displays such negative emotions as anger and social fearfulness, reports a new University of Illinois study. http://phys.org/news218810150.html Other Sciences Tue, 08 Mar 2011 12:36:01 EST news218810150 Madison, Wisconsin - Poor mental health before and during pregnancy are "giant red flags" predicting which new mothers are more likely to suffer postpartum mood disorders, a new nationwide survey reveals. http://phys.org/news217769806.html Medicine & Health Thu, 24 Feb 2011 11:37:18 EST news217769806 Cortisol, the so-called stress hormone, seems to behave in contradictory ways in children. Some youngsters with behavioral problems have abnormally high levels of cortisol, while others with identical problems have abnormally low levels. What's going on? http://phys.org/news216475862.html Medicine & Health Wed, 09 Feb 2011 12:12:39 EST news216475862 Many teens work part-time during the school year, and in the current economic climate, more youths may take jobs to help out with family finances. But caution is advised: Among high school students, working more than 20 hours a week during the school year can lead to academic and behavior problems. http://phys.org/news216017244.html Medicine & Health Fri, 04 Feb 2011 04:47:48 EST news216017244 Behavior problems are significantly more common among children from disadvantaged backgrounds and are strongly apparent in the pre-school years, according to the preliminary findings of new research carried out by the University of Bristol, commissioned by The Sutton Trust. http://phys.org/news207908050.html Other Sciences Tue, 02 Nov 2010 09:14:28 EST news207908050 More than 12 million U.S. children under age 6 attend child care or preschool programs. A new longitudinal study of low-income children has found that children in high-quality preschool settings had fewer behavior problems in middle childhood, and that such settings were particularly important for boys and African American children. http://phys.org/news203744386.html Medicine & Health Wed, 15 Sep 2010 06:40:02 EST news203744386 Getting a good night's sleep often comes down to technique. Avoiding late-night technology use and keeping a regular sleep schedule are two important techniques to heed as kids head back to school. http://phys.org/news200747675.html Medicine & Health Wed, 11 Aug 2010 12:14:46 EST news200747675 Last month, first lady Michelle Obama launched "Let's Move," a new campaign to combat childhood obesity. The initiative seeks to improve school nutrition programs and promote physical activity. In Missouri, one elementary school is seeing the benefits of incorporating physical activity in their classrooms with the adoption of the Active and Healthy Schools Program. The program, implemented by University of Missouri researchers, has helped to increase kids' activity levels, improve their attention span and reduce discipline problems. http://phys.org/news193497990.html Medicine & Health Wed, 19 May 2010 14:26:45 EST news193497990 (PhysOrg.com) -- A new study finds that Florida's 2002 constitutional amendment mandating a reduction in the size of classes in school districts throughout the state had no discernible impact upon student achievement, either positive or negative. http://phys.org/news193062629.html Other Sciences Fri, 14 May 2010 13:31:10 EST news193062629 Elementary-school-age children from poor families are more vulnerable to the effects of poor sleep than their peers. That's the finding of a new study that assessed the ties between children's sleep and their emotional development. http://phys.org/news193036155.html Medicine & Health Fri, 14 May 2010 08:10:01 EST news193036155 Teens who were in high-quality child care settings as young children scored slightly higher on measures of academic and cognitive achievement and were slightly less likely to report acting-out behaviors than peers who were in lower-quality child care arrangements during their early years, according to the latest analysis of a long-running study funded by the National Institutes of Health. http://phys.org/news193035872.html Medicine & Health Fri, 14 May 2010 06:05:04 EST news193035872 Reports have suggested that sleep problems in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are associated with challenging daytime behaviors. http://phys.org/news192000569.html Medicine & Health Sun, 02 May 2010 06:29:41 EST news192000569 (PhysOrg.com) -- Discipline -- whether it's spanking, yelling or giving time-outs -- may sometimes do little to reduce children's behavior problems, a new study indicates. http://phys.org/news189367630.html Medicine & Health Thu, 01 Apr 2010 19:07:53 EST news189367630 The quality of the relationship between children and their parents is important to children's development, but past research on the link between attachment and development has been inconsistent. Now a new analysis concludes that children, especially boys, who are insecurely attached to their mothers in the early years have more behavior problems later in childhood. http://phys.org/news188715794.html Medicine & Health Thu, 25 Mar 2010 06:20:01 EST news188715794 Ten percent of young adolescent boys -- or one in 10 -- exhibit a symptom of conduct disorder as well as a symptom of risky or problem gambling, according to new research findings from the University at Buffalo's Research Institute on Addictions (RIA). http://phys.org/news175528195.html Medicine & Health Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:00:01 EST news175528195 (PhysOrg.com) -- Ten percent of young adolescent boys -- or one in 10 -- exhibit a symptom of conduct disorder as well as a symptom of risky or problem gambling, according to new research findings from the University at Buffalo's Research Institute on Addictions (RIA). http://phys.org/news174911788.html Medicine & Health Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:10:01 EST news174911788 Adolescent alcohol use and behavior problems are influenced by a combination of genetic and environmental factors. A new study has found that socio-regional factors moderate the importance of genetic influences on early adolescent behavior problems in a way that parallels moderating effects observed for alcohol use later in adolescence. http://phys.org/news166982631.html Medicine & Health Thu, 16 Jul 2009 21:10:01 EST news166982631 As thousands of students nationwide prepare to leave high school, a UC Davis study appearing online today in the June issue of the medical journal Pediatrics shows a clear link between attention problems early in school — as early as kindergarten — and lower high school test scores. http://phys.org/news162540799.html Medicine & Health Tue, 26 May 2009 07:13:57 EST news162540799 Warm, cooperative co-parenting between mothers and fathers may help protect children who are at risk for some types of behavior problems, a new study suggests. http://phys.org/news155309167.html Medicine & Health Tue, 03 Mar 2009 13:26:35 EST news155309167 Children ages 3 to 5 with a parent deployed to a war zone appear to exhibit more behavior problems than their peers whose parents are not deployed, according to a report in the November issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. http://phys.org/news144950822.html Medicine & Health Mon, 03 Nov 2008 16:07:02 EST news144950822