Childhood cognitive and socioemotional problems, especially when early or persistent, are associated with poor exam results in adolescence, a UK study finds.

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Researchers found that adolescents in the obese weight range ate more food later in the day than their peers of healthy weight, and that their eating behaviors were strongly influenced by their ...

A new study by investigators from Mass General Brigham and the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University reveals a distinct relationship between circadian rhythms, weight, and eating habits in ...

Cognitive maturation refers to the biological development of the brain by which an individual’s thinking, reasoning, and problem-solving abilities evolve and become more sophisticated as they grow ...

An analysis of data from the Twins Early Development Study revealed that the association between ADHD symptoms and emotional problems increased in magnitude from early childhood to adulthood. These ...

By late adolescence, kids are only getting half the fruits and ... according to the Centers for Disease Control and ...

The combination of poorly developed social and cognitive skills during childhood is linked to poor exam results by the age of ...

Mother’s use of cannabis when the child was 9 years old was associated with late-onset occasional, early-onset occasional and regular cannabis use (table 2). Cannabis use during adolescence was ...