Childhood : Discovery News

No TV for the Baby, Doctors' Group Urges

Posted Tue Oct 18, 2011 04:09 PM ET | 0

Parents should talk to their children under 2, rather than sit them in front of a television. Read more

Night-Owl Teens Not As Lean

Posted Tue Oct 4, 2011 12:57 PM ET | 0

Teens that go to bed late and sleep in are more likely to be overweight than teens that don't. Read more

Whooping Cough Vaccine Fades After Three Years

Posted Tue Sep 20, 2011 02:17 PM ET | 0

Analysis of an outbreak of the disease in California shows that some vaccinated children are still vulnerable. Read more

Why People Cheat: Wide Angle

Posted Wed Jun 8, 2011 12:24 PM ET

John Edwards, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Tiger Woods, Anthony Weiner...what do all these men have in common? You guessed it. Read more

Children's Self-Control Predicts Health, Wealth

Posted by Jessica Marshall Mon Jan 24, 2011 04:30 PM ET | 0

Self-control is even a better indicator of future success than intelligence and social status. Read more

Baby Fat Or Impending Obesity?

Posted by Emily Sohn Fri Dec 31, 2010 07:00 AM ET | 0

Some infants have weight problems starting as young as nine months. Read more

Neanderthals Lived Fast, Died Young

Posted by Jennifer Viegas Mon Nov 15, 2010 03:01 PM ET | 0

Our slower development and longer lives could have given humans an evolutionary edge over Neanderthals. Read more

Happiness Levels Not Predetermined

Posted Tue Oct 5, 2010 12:02 PM ET | 0

Genes and early life experience don't set a limit on a person's happiness, research concludes. Read more

Obesity in Children Linked to Common Cold Virus

Posted Tue Sep 21, 2010 10:23 AM ET | 0

Adenovirus-36 may be making kids heavier, a new study suggests. Read more

Low Vitamin D Linked to Schizophrenia

Posted Tue Sep 7, 2010 10:23 AM ET | 0

There may be a link between sunlight, vitamin D and children's brain development. Read more

Katrina's Floods Dropped Children's Lead Levels

Posted by Jessica Marshall Mon Aug 30, 2010 09:47 AM ET | 0

Hurricane Katrina, while devastating, had one bright side: It caused lead levels in children to drop due to a fresh soil layer. Read more

Teen Hearing Loss Rate Worsens

Posted Wed Aug 18, 2010 11:29 AM ET | 0

The percentage of adolescents with some decline has increased since 1990s, a study shows. Read more

You're It! Gorillas Play Tag

Posted by Jennifer Viegas Tue Jul 13, 2010 07:00 PM ET | 0

Gorillas and other African great apes play tag, which suggests that this common childhood game has deep primate roots. Read more

Children at Greatest Risk From Oil Spill

Posted by Larry O'Hanlon Thu Jun 24, 2010 08:51 AM ET | 0

Children live and breathe closer to the ground where toxics from the Gulf oil spill are more concentrated. Read more

Accent Speaks Louder Than Race for Finding Friends

Posted by Cristen Conger Tue Mar 16, 2010 08:00 AM ET | 0

Children prefer to make friends with those whose speech patterns -- rather than skin color -- mimic their own. Read more

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