Girls are better at masking autism than boys
Girls with autism have relatively good social skills, which means that their autism is often not recognised. Autism manifests itself in girls differently from in boys. Psychologist Carolien Rieffe and...
View ArticleBoys from low income families move less
Parents' income and educational level are associated with their children's physical activity and screen time, according to a new study from the University of Eastern Finland. Lower income and...
View ArticleResearch finds new info about higher number of male babies of Indian-born...
The researchers who reported last year that more male babies than expected were being born to Indian-born women living in Canada have now found the numbers are driven by women whose mother tongue is...
View ArticleStudy finds primary school children get less active with age
There is an age-related decline in children's physical activity levels as they progress through primary school, according to a British Heart Foundation-funded study.
View ArticleDutch court rules boy, 12, can refuse chemo
A Dutch court ruled Friday that a 12-year-old boy suffering from a brain tumour had the right to refuse chemotherapy, rejecting his father's plea to order him to have the treatment.
View ArticleFriendship group influences dating violence risk for early-maturing girls
Girls who go through puberty and develop physically earlier than their peers are at risk of low self-esteem as well as emotional and behavioral problems. Research has also indicated that they are at a...
View ArticleOverweight boys at greater risk of colon cancer as adults, but losing weight...
New research presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Porto, Portugal (17-20 May) suggests that overweight boys may be at greater risk of colon (bowel) cancer when they grow up...
View ArticleTeen boys treated for assault often want mental health care, too
(HealthDay)—Many teen boys treated at an ER following a violent assault also want psychological services to help them cope with the trauma, according to new research.
View ArticleDigital dating abuse especially bad for girls
Teens expect to experience some digital forms of abuse in dating, but girls may be suffering more severe emotional consequences than boys, according to a new study.
View ArticleA different take on differences between men's and women's brains
There is greater variety in the size of men's brains than of women's. This could help explain why some psychiatric disorders such as ADHD and autism are more prevalent in boys. Leiden brain researcher...
View ArticleDepression affects the brains of males and females differently
When researchers in the UK exposed depressed adolescents to happy or sad words and imaged their brains, they found that depression has different effects on the brain activity of male and female...
View ArticleDutch court confirms 12-year-old can refuse chemotherapy
An appeals judge in the Netherlands has confirmed that a 12-year-old boy does not have to undergo chemotherapy if he does not want it.
View ArticleNew study reveals that causes of severe antisocial behavior may differ for...
The causes of severe antisocial behaviour may differ between boys and girls, which could pave the way for new sex-specific treatments, according to a major new study published today (Friday 21 July).
View ArticleThe biometrics of sports success—it's all in the hands
Take a minute to look at your hands and pay special attention to the difference in length between your index finger and ring finger. This is your digit ratio.
View ArticleHow should we handle boys who can't read?
Many people know that girls, on average, are worse at math than boys. But the gender difference is three times greater when it comes to reading. According to international studies, this is where boys...
View ArticleFor boys at risk of psychopathy, laughter isn't so contagious
For most people, laughter is highly contagious. It's nearly impossible to hear or see someone laughing and not feel the urge to join in. But researchers reporting in Current Biology on September 28...
View ArticleTenfold increase in childhood and adolescent obesity in four decades, new...
The number of obese children and adolescents (aged 5 to 19 years) worldwide has risen tenfold in the past four decades, according to a new study led by Imperial College London and the World Health...
View ArticleWhat characteristics do school shooters share?
Boys involved in school shootings often struggle to live up to what they perceive as their school's ideals surrounding masculinity. When socially shunned at school, they develop deep-set grudges...
View ArticleDo boys really have a testosterone spurt at age four?
The idea that four-year-old boys have a spurt of testosterone is often used to explain challenging behaviour at this age.
View ArticleParents' early word choices can widen STEM gender gap
The gender gap in STEM can start when children are just learning to speak – the words parents choose to describe their child's world could be the reason boys are outpacing girls, according to a new study.
View ArticleDrumming program improves boys' mental health and delinquent behaviour
An innovative, ten-week program that combines hand drumming and therapeutic talking has been found to significantly assist disadvantaged boys' mental health and antisocial behaviour.
View ArticleBoy with rare disease gets brand new skin with gene therapy
Doctors treating a critically ill boy with a devastating skin disease used experimental gene therapy to create an entirely new skin for most of his body in a desperate attempt to save his life.
View ArticleImpact of a genetic risk factor for substance use differs by sex in adolescents
In a study of adolescent boys and girls, neuroscientists at Penn State and Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) have found a sex difference in a gene linked to substance use disorders.
View Article14 signs your daughter may have ADHD
When asked to describe a typical child with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), most people would describe a young boy who climbs on things, is impatient and does not do what he is told....
View ArticleFat distribution may influence bone strength in adolescence
(HealthDay)—Visceral adipose tissue (VAT) in girls and central adiposity in boys play a role in the acquisition of bone strength during adolescence, according to a study published online Oct. 30 in the...
View ArticleThe mysterious case of the boy missing most of his visual cortex who can see...
(Medical Xpress)—A team of researchers with Monash University recently gave a presentation at a neuroscience conference in Australia outlining their study of the brain of a seven-year-old boy who was...
View ArticleEarly diagnosis can save babies' lives: A guide to severe combined...
A new review provides guidance on a deadly, but rare, disease that is potentially curable if identified early. Severe combined immunodeficiency disease (SCID), known as the "bubble boy disease" in the...
View ArticleCallous and unemotional traits show in brain structure of boys only
Callous-unemotional traits are linked to differences in brain structure in boys, but not girls. This reports a European research team led by the University of Basel and University of Basel Psychiatric...
View ArticleGirls' social camouflage skills may delay or prevent autism diagnosis
On parent-reporting measures, girls with autism seem to struggle more than boys with performing routine tasks like getting up and dressed or making small talk, even when the study group is normalized...
View Article6-year-old Florida boy dies of rabies contracted from a bat
A 6-year-old Florida boy has died from rabies he contracted after being scratched by an infected bat.
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