The 100 Resilient Cities Challenge seeks to find 100 cities worldwide that are ready to build resilience to the social, economic, and physical challenges that cities face in an increasingly urbanized world. We can't predict the next disruption or...
After several months of negotiations, Gov. Jerry Brown and advocates for less punitive disciplinary policies have compromised on a bill that would limit schools’ ability to suspend or expel students for “willful defiance,” according...
Expectant moms' use of nicotine-replacement therapy could also spell problems for kids, study suggests Children born to women who smoked during pregnancy appear to have an increased risk of developing attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD),...
40 percent who'd sent explicit messages or photos said they'd been sexually active, study finds Middle school students who send sexually explicit text messages and photos to one another are more likely to have sex than those who don't "sext," a new...
Adults with dyslexia are more likely to report that they were physically abused as children or teenagers than people who don't have the learning disorder, according to a new study. Dyslexia, which affects up to 10 percent of people, causes problems...
People who experienced the death of a parent in childhood appear to be more likely to die prematurely themselves, new research shows. A study that tracked more than 7 million people for up to 42 years found that people who lost a parent before they...
Child poverty rates in the U.S. are on the rise, but health and education trends are showing improvements—including teen pregnancy reaching a historic low, according to the annual KIDS COUNT Data Book by the Annie E. Casey...
If one could wave a magic wand and reduce the number of tobacco smokers by more than 10 percent, the percentage of adult alcoholics by 12 percent, the percentage of those suffering from chronic depression by more than half, most people would do so....
Stress can be just as contagious as a cold. Martie Rafferty is a clinical social worker. She said stress is toxic and you can catch it just like a cold. "People tend to get irritable, impatient, or just can't focus, can't concentrate and that effects...
Study found lower-income kids at challenging high schools less likely to engage in risky behaviors Low-income teenagers who get into a more rigorous high school may take fewer health risks than their peers at other schools, a new study suggests. The...
Good parenting and life skills coaching seem to reduce inflammation in children from low-income families, a new study suggests. Inflammation is a common problem among poorer children, and can lead to a number of illnesses, according to Northwestern...
Only 22 percent of those at risk get screened, and researchers think complacency may be why. Only one in five sexually active U.S. teens has been tested for HIV, a new government report shows. That percentage is concerning because teens make up a...
(Reuters Health) - Healthcare professionals can play a role in addressing human trafficking and sexual exploitation, according to two new reports. Doctors and researchers write in JAMA Pediatrics that it’s up to a collection of people and...
(Reuters Health) - Women with anxiety disorders may be more likely to have babies who cry excessively, suggests a new German study. Researchers already know that the children of women with anxiety disorders are more prone to develop anxiety...
[Photo: PhotoAlto/Sandro Di Carlo Darsa / Brand X Pictures] A ruling last Wednesday from the state Appellate Division found that the spanking “was a reasonable use of force,” despite a family court judge determining last year that the father had abused his son “by inflicting excessive corporal punishment.” The alleged open-handed spanking was punishment for cursing at a party at a friend’s home in 2012. Though the dad, who remained anonymous, admitted...