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Researchers have identified a myriad of risk factors that could help predict Conduct Disorder (CD), but they are often considered in isolation. Now, a new study uses a machine-learning approach for the first time to assess risk factors across all three domains in combination and predict later development of CD with high accuracy.

Machine learning predicts conduct disorder in kids: Highly accurate model uses factors across biopsychosocial domains Conduct disorder (CD) is a common yet complex psychiatric disorder featuring aggressive and destructive behavior. Factors contributing to the development of CD span biological, psychological, and social domains. Researchers have identified a myriad of risk factors that could help predict CD, but the...

According to Johns Hopkins pediatrician Michael Crocetti, M.D., M.P.H. , teens need 9 to 9½ hours of sleep per night—that’s an hour or so more than they needed at age 10. Why? “Teenagers are going through a second developmental stage of cognitive maturation,” explains Crocetti.

Teenagers and Sleep: How Much Sleep Is Enough? Johns Hopkins experts share how much sleep is enough — and practical ways to guard against sleep deprivation in teens.

"Over the past 4 years, the percentage of young individuals who say they watch online videos “every day” has more than doubled from 24% to 56% among 8- to 12-year-olds, and increased from 34% to 69% among 13- to 18-year-olds."

Screen Media Activity in Youth: Friend or Fiend? Television, tablets, gaming, phones: how are they impacting child and adolescent mental health?

Researchers say most brain scan studies are too small to explain complex human traits like intelligence or mental health. Meaningful insights will require studies of thousands of brains, not dozens.

Brain scan studies need to get much bigger to offer insight into mental illness Researchers say most brain scan studies are too small to explain complex human traits like intelligence or mental health. Meaningful insights will require studies of thousands of brains, not dozens.

Happy International Joke Day!

"A good laugh has great short-term effects. When you start to laugh, it doesn't just lighten your load mentally, it actually induces physical changes in your body."

Stress relief from laughter? It's no joke Laughter is powerful stress-relief medicine. Discover how to fire up your sense of humor.

"They say parents can reduce their children’s screen time by signing them up for sports or music classes, having them play outdoors, and setting a timer to make sure screen time ends as scheduled." 📱

Reducing Children's Screen Time from the Pandemic Experts say there a number of ways to reduce children's screen time as the COVID-19 pandemic subsides. They suggest outside activities and timers.

Two groundbreaking studies at the UC Davis MIND Institute provide clues about possible types of autism linked to brain structure, including size and white matter growth.

Link to full article: https://health.ucdavis.edu/news/headlines/big-brains-and-white-matter-new-clues-about-autism-subtypes/2020/12

Big brains and white matter: New clues about autism subtypes Researchers found that a long-accepted theory about brain size in some children with autism may not be true. In a separate study, they linked development of white matter with changes in autism symptom severity.

"This can be because of a lack of a structured schedule and too much free time on their hands. Summer also allows teens to isolate themselves which can further worsen their mental health."

Teens mental health can suffer in the summer months Teens can struggle with depression and anxiety in the summer due to a variety of reasons.

Study suggests attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder medications may lower the risk of su***de in children with hyperactivity, oppositional defiance, and other behavioral disorders.

Study: ADHD Medications Associated With Reduced Risk of Suicidality in Children With Significant Behavioral Symptoms Study suggests attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder medications may lower the risk of su***de in children with hyperactivity, oppositional defiance, and other behavioral disorders.

“It needs to be emphasized that regular cannabis use, which we consider once a week, is not safe and may result in addiction and neurocognitive damage, especially in youth,” said Krista Lisdahl, PhD, director of the brain imaging and neuropsychology lab at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

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"These researchers believe that a poor, calorically dense diet early in life may cause inflammation that leads to a higher cell density in the nucleus accumbens, which in turn triggers more overeating. This vicious cycle may be what leads to childhood obesity and the development of major issues in appetite behavior"

Yale researchers link reward center of brain to weight gain in children - Yale Daily News In a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on Oct. 12, Yale researchers found a correlation between an elevated concentration […]

"Children who snore regularly show signs of structural changes in their brains that perhaps contribute to symptoms such as trouble focusing, hyperactivity and learning difficulties at school"

Study: Snoring in children linked to brain changes, behavior problems Children who snore regularly show signs of structural changes in their brains that perhaps contribute to symptoms such as trouble focusing, hyperactivity and learning difficulties at school, a study found.