Verbal abuse of children could be as damaging to their mental health in adulthood as physical abuse, according to researchers in Britain. A study of more than 20,000 adults in England and Wales found ...

A major new study has found that verbal abuse in childhood may be just as damaging to long-term mental well-being as physical abuse, if not more so. This groundbreaking research highlights the need to ...

Exposure to air pollution in early life could have lasting effects on child development and mental health in adolescence, according to our recent study. We integrated air pollution data with existing ...

A new study explored how parents' divorce affects early child development. Data from more than 62,000 children aged 3 to 5 ...

Several areas of the brain, including regions that play a critical role in learning and memory and in the control of emotions, are larger in adolescents who are living with obesity, new research being ...

A major study finds teens with abdominal obesity have enlarged brain areas linked to learning and emotion, raising concerns that excess weight and inequality may disrupt cognitive development and ...

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