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New York, May 13, 2021 - The Heilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health (HDPFH) at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health announced today the creation of the Jennifer Schlecht Memorial Scholarship for Sexual and…

Almost half (47.5%) of women with babies aged six months or younger met the threshold for postnatal depression during the first COVID-19 lockdown, more than double average rates for Europe before the pandemic (23%), finds a new study led…

With millions of one-child families in China, study highlights distress experienced after loss Which wound cuts deeper: the loss of an only child or loss of a spouse? A new study led by researchers at NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing and…

May 6, 2021 -- A significant level of symptoms of depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress may follow COVID-19 independent of any previous psychiatric diagnoses, according to new research by Columbia University Mailman School of…

Lockdown dramatically increased stress levels, sleep lossCredit: Pennington Biomedical Research Center BATON ROUGE, Louisiana - Stress levels of moms with preschoolers soared during the pandemic, with twice as many of the mothers reporting…

Credit: International WELL Building Institute On March 30, 2021, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) became the first federal agency to achieve the International WELL Building Institute's Health-Safety…

Concerns for fair treatment in courts and community Autistic adults can be wrongly perceived as deceptive and lacking credibility, Flinders University researchers say, with this working against many caught in the legal system. Ahead of…

The invisibility of dads who lose access to their children because of concerns about child neglect or their ability to provide safe care comes under the spotlight in new research. A research partnership between the University of East Anglia…

DURHAM, N.H.-- Researchers at the University of New Hampshire have found that more than 50% of children in high-risk populations in the United States are not receiving behavioral health services that could improve their developmental…

Credit: Marie-Laure Poiret Scientists have witnessed bonobo apes adopting infants who were born outside of their social group for the first time in the wild. Researchers, including psychologists at Durham University, UK, twice…

Researchers are developing new autonomous technologies that can help people check that isolated elderly family members are okay. Researchers are developing new autonomous technologies that can help people check that isolated elderly family…

A new project is aiming to break the last taboos in women's football from periods to pregnancy.Credit: Staffordshire University A new project is aiming to break the last taboos in women's football from periods to pregnancy.…

As experts nationwide point to a mental health crisis among teens and young adults, a pilot program teaching mindfulness and coping techniques to students at the University of Washington has helped lower stress and improve emotional…

Parents need better advice on how to encourage kids to eat veggiesCredit: Flinders University Dietary and infant feeding guidelines should be strengthened to include more practical advice on the best ways to support children to learn…

Credit: Sarah Atkinson/Michigan Tech Over the summer and fall, paper after paper revealed that mothers are one of the demographics hardest hit by the pandemic. From layoffs and leaving careers to do caretaking, to submission rate…

Credit: Jan Potgieter, University of Johannesburg First grade teachers can find out who is on track with math and who is lagging, using an accurate diagnostic test that they can administer in the classroom. After Covid-19 school…

DURHAM, N.H.-- The University of New Hampshire's Outdoor Behavioral Healthcare Center receives $2.97 million in grants to conduct a first-of-its-kind randomized study looking at the effectiveness of outdoor behavioral health (OBH), or…

Parent education programs and interventions that begin shortly after the birth of a child have shown to significantly impact parenting behaviors that support social and academic engagement for children growing up in poverty, according to…

Variation in a specific gene could be related to traits that are beneficial to bonding and relationship satisfaction in the first years of a marriageCredit: Russell Cothren FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -Variation in a specific gene could be…

New study explores how stress and isolation are bringing challenges for pregnancy, birthing, and postpartum experiences during the pandemic It's no secret that the risk related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) increases with age, making older…