School life is a positive influence for abused and neglected children
A full and active experience of school has a positive effect on the health and achievements of children who experience abuse or neglect at an early age.
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One in three women experience ‘loss of control’ eating in pregnancy
More than a third of women report feeling out of control over the amount they eat during pregnancy, according to new UCL-led research.
Identified: the families with the most sibling bullying
Sibling bullying does have an effect on mental health later in life for both the victims and the bullies, it needs to be taken more seriously by parents and healthcare professionals.
Thinking positively during pregnancy? You could be helping your child's ability in maths and science
Your attitude during pregnancy could have an effect on your child's ability in maths and science, according to a new study published by Frontiers in Psychology today.
Blasting a way into crime or just clean fun?
Many children are drawn to using toy weapons in creative play and will spend the summer chasing siblings, yelling bang or exchanging the foam bullets of a Nerf gun with friends. But, does this behavior indicate a propensity for future violence?
New research plans confirmed on Bristol health study’s 30th birthday
Thirty years after it first started, the Children of the 90s health study – one of the largest, most detailed longitudinal birth cohorts in the world – announced today [28 April] that it will launch its biggest collection of health data yet on three generations of Bristol families in September.
Genes for head and brain development involve the guardian of the genome
Press release republished with permission from the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics
Teens keep active despite asthma or eczema, study finds
A fresh look by the University of Bristol at how teenagers are affected by their asthma, eczema or obesity has some reassuring findings published in BMJ Open today (Monday 21 January).
Bristol COVID-19 antibody testing study launched
A study that will enable researchers to understand more about the second wave of COVID-19 and its long-term health effects has been launched today [24 March] by Children of the 90s, a health study based at the University of Bristol.
Bristol researchers to collaborate on national study to understand long COVID
What is long COVID and how can diagnosis be improved? Using data from electronic health records at a national scale alongside information from thousands of participants in the UK's population-based cohort studies, these and other questions will be tackled following today's [18 February] announcement of a nationwide long COVID study led by University College London (UCL). The study will include Bristol’s Children of the 90s health study, based at the University of Bristol.