How to Talk to Kids About Cancer
Advice for helping children of all ages understand a parent’s cancer diagnosis
Cancer, Children's Health, Relationships
Category: Children’s Health
Your Child Has ADHD—Now What?
The time after a diagnosis can be confusing. Check out these tips for helping a child with ADHD succeed at school and at home.
ADD/ADHD, Children's Health, Pediatric Medicine
Beyond the Helmet: Protecting the Brain of Your Athlete
Know which equipment can help prevent head injuries in your children.
Children's Health, Sports Medicine
Predicting Autism: Study Links Infant Brain Connections to Diagnose...
In two previous studies, University of North Carolina researchers and colleagues linked infant brain anatomy differences to autism diagnoses at age two. Now they show differences in functional connections between brain regions at 6 months to predict autism at age two.
Autism, Brain Health, Children's Health, Mental Health, News, Publications, Research, Studies
Researchers use MRIs to predict which high-risk babies will develop...
This first-of-its-kind study used MRIs to image the brains of infants, and then researchers used brain measurements and a computer algorithm to accurately predict autism before symptoms set in.
Autism, Research, Technology
Cigar warning labels are not equally believable among adolescents
Less than 50 percent of surveyed teens found it ‘very believable’ that cigars are not a safe alternative to cigarettes, according to a first-of-its-kind UNC School of Medicine study.
Adolescents, Smoking Cessation
Anorexia is Not a Choice
Researchers at the UNC Center of Excellence for Eating Disorders and around the world continue to study the genetics of the disease while treating patients in desperate need of help.
Genetics, Kids and Mental Health
Sock Monkeys and Fiberglass Cows: One Volunteer’s Commitment ...
After decades crafting sock monkeys for pediatric patients at UNC Hospitals, Nidia Scharlock was honored in November with a ceremony at the Ronald McDonald House of Chapel Hill and the dedication of a cow named Mookie.
Awards, Patient Stories, Pediatric Medicine
MRIs link impaired brain activity to inability to regulate emotions...
UNC researchers find that the bigger the differences in brain activity related to emotion regulation, the more severe the autism. Gabriel Dichter, PhD, associate professor of psychiatry and psychology was the paper's senior author.
Autism, Neurology, Treatment
UNC child neurologist finds potential route to better treatments fo...
C.J. Malanga discovered that three specific drugs affect three different kinds of neurotransmitter receptors that all seem to play roles in Fragile X Syndrome.
Autism, Neurology, Treatment
Study: Young children with autism benefit regardless of high-qualit...
Researchers at the University of North Carolina School at Chapel Hill have found that preschoolers with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) who receive high-quality early intervention benefit developmentally regardless of the treatment model used.
Autism, Research, Studies
Questionnaire completed by parents may help identify 1-year-olds at...
The First Year Inventory, a 10-minute questionnaire filled out by parents after a child’s first birthday, shows promise in identifying children who are later diagnosed with autism or other developmental problems.
Autism, Studies, Treatment