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Child Care in Infancy and Cognitive Performance Until Middle Childhood in the Millennium Cohort Study
This study used a British cohort (n = ∼13,000) to investigate the association between child care during infancy and later cognition while controlling for social selection and missing data. It was found that attending child care (informal or center based) at 9 months was positively associated with cognitive outcomes at age 3 years, but only for children of mothers with low education. These effects did not persist to ages 5 or 7 years. Early center‐based care was associated with better cognitive outcomes than informal care at ages 3 and 5 years, but not at 7 years. Effect sizes were larger among children whose mot...
Source: Child Development - January 17, 2013 Category: Child Development Authors: Sylvana M. Côté, Orla Doyle, Amélie Petitclerc, Lori Timmins Tags: Empirical Article Source Type: research

Caffeine and Children's Sleep
Consuming drinks and snacks with high caffeine content makes it harder for children to get sufficient sleep.read more
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - January 16, 2013 Category: Nutrition Authors: Joseph A. Buckhalt, Ph.D. Tags: Child Development Diet Health Sleep adult beverage beverages caffeine caramel central nervous system coca cola bottles colas cracker jack delicious blend delivery food dream product energy drinks food corporations food ma Source Type: news

Three Ways to Help 'Loners' and Improve School Safety
While most so-called loners never commit violent acts, schools must make it their business to reach out and support these students.read more
Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center - January 16, 2013 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Nancy Rappaport, M.D. Tags: Child Development Education Law and Crime Parenting administrators adolescents anxieties core group handful inaction isolation loners mental health mental health clinicians mental illness outreach preventative measures ps Source Type: news

Childhood Vaccine Schedule Is Safe, Report Says
Critics call for more research into whether shots may be linked to some developmental disorders Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Childhood Immunization, Patient Safety
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - January 16, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Measures for Children with Developmental Disabilities. An ICF‐CY approach
ICF‐CY is not another one of the many acronym diagnoses. It stands for International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health: Children and Youth Version and is published by the World Health Organisation in 2007. There was a need for an adaptation of the ICF from 2001 to developmental aspects, but it is not an easy task for clinicians to put this new classification into practice. ©2013 The Author(s)/Acta Pædiatrica ©2013 Foundation Acta Pædiatrica
Source: Acta Paediatrica - January 16, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Bengt Lagerkvist Tags: Book Review Source Type: research

Autism And Genetics: It's Complicated
The latest news in autism and genetics, courtesy of Laura Blue writing at Time Healthland: In one of the largest-ever studies of genetics and autism, researchers have identified 24 new gene variants associated with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The work also confirms that 31 variants previously linked to the developmental disorder may serve as useful genetic markers for identifying those with the condition. The keyword for this study, one that doesn't appear in most news stories about it, is copy number variation, or CNV. The study authors, hailing from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, investigated rare CNVs occur...
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - January 16, 2013 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Emily Willingham Source Type: news

Review: Vaccine schedule safe for kids
No link between vaccines and autoimmune diseases, child developmental disorders, learning disorders or attention deficit disorder
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - January 16, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Report: Vaccine schedule safe for kids
No link between vaccines and autoimmune diseases, child developmental disorders, learning disorders or attention deficit disorder
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - January 16, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Vitamin D Levels In Children Most Likely Determined By Supplements Taken And Consumption Of Cow's Milk
Taking a vitamin D supplement and drinking cow's milk are the two most important factors that determine how much vitamin D is in a child's body, new research has found. Those factors play a bigger role than even skin colour and exposure to the sun, according to Dr. Jonathon Maguire, a researcher and pediatrician at St. Michael's Hospital. "Early childhood is a critical stage in human development, so achieving and maintaining optimal vitamin D levels in early childhood may be important to health outcomes in later childhood and adulthood," Dr. Maguire said...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - January 16, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nutrition / Diet Source Type: news

Perinatal risk factors for neurocognitive impairments in preschool children born very preterm
This study aimed to compare a broad array of neurocognitive functions (processing speed, aspects of attention, executive functioning, visual–motor coordination, and both face and emotion recognition) in very preterm and term‐born children and to identify perinatal risk factors for neurocognitive dysfunctions. Method Children who were born very preterm (n=102; 46 males, 56 females), defined as a gestational age of less than 30 weeks and/or birthweight under 1000g, and a comparison group of term‐born children (n=95; 40 males, 55 females) were assessed at age 5 with the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intel...
Source: Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology - January 16, 2013 Category: Child Development Authors: EVA S POTHARST, ALEID G VAN WASSENAER‐LEEMHUIS, BREGJE A HOUTZAGER, DAVID LIVESEY, JOKE H KOK, BOB F LAST, JAAP OOSTERLAAN Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research

Stratifying risk factors for learning problems in very preterm children
This commentary is on the original article by Potharst et al. on pages 178–184 of this issue
Source: Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology - January 16, 2013 Category: Child Development Authors: NEIL MARLOW Source Type: research

Epilepsy drives autism in neurodevelopmental disorders
This commentary is on the original article by van Eeghen et al. on pages 146–153 of this issue
Source: Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology - January 16, 2013 Category: Child Development Authors: Randi J Hagerman Tags: Commentary Source Type: research

Autism spectrum disorder symptomatology in children with neurofibromatosis type 1
This commentary is on the original articles by Walsh et al. and Garg et al. on pages 131–138 and 139–145 of this issue
Source: Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology - January 16, 2013 Category: Child Development Authors: Jonathan M Payne Tags: Commentaries Source Type: research

Status dystonicus: under‐recognized and under‐treated
Source: Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology - January 16, 2013 Category: Child Development Authors: Peter Baxter Tags: Editorial Source Type: research

Residual Difficulties with Categorical Induction in Children with a History of Autism.
Abstract In two experiments, typically developing (TD) children, high-functioning children with autism (HFA) and children with a history of autism who have achieved optimal outcomes (OOs), matched on age (M = 13 years) and nonverbal IQ, were asked to extend properties of categories to new items (categorical induction). All groups demonstrated some knowledge of category structure by extending at above-chance levels; however, the TD group extended more consistently than the OO and HFA groups. More consistent extenders had higher lexical and nonverbal IQ scores (Experiment 1) or higher pragmatics scores (Experiment...
Source: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders - January 16, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Naigles LR, Kelley E, Troyb E, Fein D Tags: J Autism Dev Disord Source Type: research

Interpretive Understanding, Sympathy, and Moral Emotion Attribution in Oppositional Defiant Disorder Symptomatology.
This study examined the relations between interpretive understanding, sympathy, and moral emotion attribution (MEA) in the prediction of oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) symptomatology in an ethnically diverse sample of 128 4- and 8-year-old children (49 % girls). Caregivers rated the children's ODD symptoms. Interpretive understanding was assessed using an advanced theory-of-mind task. Sympathy was measured via caregiver- and child-report. Strength of MEA was assessed utilizing the children's responses to six hypothetical moral transgressions. Results revealed that interpretive understanding, sympathy, and strength of...
Source: Child Psychiatry and Human Development - January 16, 2013 Category: Child Development Authors: Dinolfo C, Malti T Tags: Child Psychiatry Hum Dev Source Type: research

New research finds slower growth of preterm infants linked to altered brain development
(Child & Family Research Institute) Preterm infants who grow more slowly as they approached what would have been their due dates also have slower development in an area of the brain called the cerebral cortex, report Canadian researchers in a new study published today in Science Translational Medicine.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - January 16, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

U-M to develop guide for parents of children with disorders of sex development
(University of Michigan Health System) University of Michigan researchers were awarded funding to develop decision-making aid for parents that outlines all viable treatment options.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - January 16, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Optimal outcome in individuals with a history of autism
Conclusions: Although possible deficits in more subtle aspects of social interaction or cognition are not ruled out, the results substantiate the possibility of OO from autism spectrum disorders and demonstrate an overall level of functioning within normal limits for this group.
Source: Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry - January 16, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Deborah Fein, Marianne Barton, Inge‐Marie Eigsti, Elizabeth Kelley, Letitia Naigles, Robert T. Schultz, Michael Stevens, Molly Helt, Alyssa Orinstein, Michael Rosenthal, Eva Troyb, Katherine Tyson Source Type: research

Development and validation of a pregnancy symptoms inventory
Conclusions: The PSI provides a comprehensive inventory of pregnancy related symptoms, with a mechanism for assessing their effect on function. It was robustly developed, with good test re-test reliability, face validity, comprehension and readability. This provides a validated tool for assessing the impact of interventions in pregnancy.
Source: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth - Latest articles - January 16, 2013 Category: OBGYN Authors: Katie FoxcroftLeonie CallawayNuala ByrneJoan Webster Source Type: research

Involvement of males in antenatal care, birth preparedness, exclusive breast feeding and immunizations for children in Kathmandu, Nepal
Conclusions: Men who were uneducated or had primary level education, aged above 25 years, had higher income, formal employment, came from Hindu religion and non-indigenous ethnicities demonstrated greater involvement and these factors should be emphatically considered during maternal health program development.
Source: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth - Latest articles - January 16, 2013 Category: OBGYN Authors: Dharma Bhatta Source Type: research

Genetics plays major role in victimization in elementary school
(Université Laval) Genetics plays a major role in peer rejection and victimization in early elementary school, according to a study recently published on the website of the journal Child Development by a team directed by Dr. Michel Boivin, a research professor at Université Laval's School of Psychology.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - January 16, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Maternal education and development of language in 2-month to 2-year old children
CONCLUSION: this study showed no statistically significant differences with regard to maternal education and language development of children between 2 and 24 months old, members of a BHU, located at the District of Venda Nova in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. However, it is worth emphasizing the homogeneity of the sample, where the majority of these mothers had between 9 and 12 years of study, or even complete high school or not, which makes up the differential factor.
Source: Revista CEFAC - January 15, 2013 Category: Speech Therapy Source Type: research

Towards the first words: therapy setting in intervention for babies with hearing loss
CONCLUSIONS: the case studied allowed for discussing aspects related to the therapeutic setting and characteristics of the intervention process when the subject is a baby. The discussion implies that the speech pathologist and audiologist should have background in child development and on mother-baby relationship in the first years of life.
Source: Revista CEFAC - January 15, 2013 Category: Speech Therapy Source Type: research

Can the development of phonological awareness in children with Down Syndrome facilitate literacy and contribute to the inclusion in mainstream education?
As leis educacionais asseguram o direito das crianças ao ensino fundamental a partir dos seis anos, propiciando a elas a exposição antecipada a estratégias pedagógicas que visam à alfabetização. A inclusão escolar de crianças com Síndrome de Down (SD) acontece já na educação infantil e se torna cada vez mais frequente, possibilitando oportunidades ímpares para o desenvolvimento cognitivo dessas, o que inclui a alfabetização. A diversidade de aprendizes com necessidades educacionais individuais, sem o devido apoio de uma equipe interdisciplinar, dificulta a aquisição da leitura e escrita de forma igualit�...
Source: Revista CEFAC - January 15, 2013 Category: Speech Therapy Source Type: research

Analysis of the risk factors for stuttering in disfluent children without familial recurrence
CONCLUSION: the results of this study suggest that in children with high risk for sporadic stuttering there occurs the interaction of numerous factors, suggesting that this disorder is multifactorial. It was also possible to conclude that the interaction of some risk factors such as male gender, stuttering-like disfluencies (SLD) manifested by more than 12 months with persistent onset, in the presence of communicative and qualitative factors associated may represent increased risk for developing persistent stuttering.
Source: Revista CEFAC - January 15, 2013 Category: Speech Therapy Source Type: research

Who Is the Aaron Swartz in Your Life?
Young people can often fool others into thinking they are more self-reliant, more confident, and more emotionally resilient than they are.read more
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - January 15, 2013 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Lisa Rivero Tags: Child Development Depression Parenting Resilience Aaron Swartz asynchrony being there for a friend complexity cory doctorow creative commons excitability friend aaron gifted children information technology intellect internet Source Type: news

Fast-food 'link' to child asthma and eczema
Conclusion This cross-sectional study found that for both adolescents and children, fast-food consumption was associated with an increased risk of what the researchers defined as severe asthma, rhinoconjunctivitis and eczema. Consumption of fruit at least three times per week, by contrast, was associated with a decreased risk of severe asthma. Although eating a balanced diet including the recommended daily intake of fruit and vegetables has many health benefits, there are limitations to this study, some of which were noted by the authors. These limitations include: The cross-sectional study design meant that the chil...
Source: NHS News Feed - January 15, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Food/diet Pregnancy/child Source Type: news

How the stink of a waterbuck could prevent sleeping sickness in Kenya | Laila Ali
A collar worn by livestock containing animal odour repellent to the tsetse fly could transform the lives of farmers in KenyaThe tsetse fly, found in 37 countries in sub-Saharan Africa, can be a curse for smallholder farmers and their families. The flies carry the trypanosome parasite that can cause sleeping sickness in humans and nagana in livestock. But a group of scientists in Nairobi is developing a powerful insect repellent using the stench of waterbucks, a type of large antelope.About two-thirds of Africa's population depend on small-scale agriculture, many of whom are livestock farmers. For these farmers, tsetse flie...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 15, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Laila Ali Tags: Farming World news Infectious diseases Pastoralism Kenya guardian.co.uk Medical research Features Animals Global development Environment Africa Agriculture Science Source Type: news

Co-Morbidities Associated With Childhood Obesity
While a great deal of research on childhood obesity has spotlighted the long-term health problems that emerge in adulthood, a new UCLA study focuses on the condition's immediate consequences and shows that obese youngsters are at far greater risk than had been supposed. Compared to kids who are not overweight, obese children are at nearly twice the risk of having three or more reported medical, mental or developmental conditions, the UCLA researchers found. Overweight children had a 1.3 times higher risk...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - January 15, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness Source Type: news

Persisting psychotic-like experiences are associated with both externalising and internalising psychopathology in a longitudinal general population child cohort
Conclusions: Persistent PLEs from mid-childhood are associated with later internalising and externalising psychopathology in the general population, whereas transitory PLEs may be part of a spectrum of normative childhood development. Interventions that target persistent PLEs may contribute to a reduction in common childhood psychopathology.
Source: Schizophrenia Research - January 15, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Johnny M. Downs, Alexis E. Cullen, Marcela Barragan, Kristin R. Laurens Tags: Clinical Studies Source Type: research

Polyphenol E Enhances the Antitumor Immune Response in Neuroblastoma by Inactivating Myeloid Suppressor Cells.
CONCLUSIONS: These findings suggest that the neuroblastoma-promoting activity of MDSCs can be manipulated pharmacologically in vivo and that green tea catechins operate, at least in part, through this mechanism. Clin Cancer Res; 19(5); 1-10. ©2012 AACR. PMID: 23322899 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Clinical Cancer Research - January 15, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Santilli G, Piotrowska I, Cantilena S, Chayka O, D'Alicarnasso M, Morgenstern DA, Himoudi N, Pearson K, Anderson J, Thrasher AJ, Sala A Tags: Clin Cancer Res Source Type: research

Perinatal Choline Effects on Neonatal Pathophysiology Related to Later Schizophrenia Risk.
CONCLUSIONS Neonatal developmental delay in inhibition is associated with attentional problems as the child matures. Perinatal choline activates timely development of cerebral inhibition, even in the presence of gene mutations that otherwise delay it. PMID: 23318559 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The American Journal of Psychiatry - January 15, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Ross RG, Hunter SK, McCarthy L, Beuler J, Hutchison AK, Wagner BD, Leonard S, Stevens KE, Freedman R Tags: Am J Psychiatry Source Type: research

Risk and resilience in the context of child maltreatment: The way forward.
PMID: 23332314 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Child Abuse and Neglect - January 15, 2013 Category: Child Development Authors: Wolfe D Tags: Child Abuse Negl Source Type: research

Word retrieval ability on semantic fluency task in typically developing Malayalam-speaking children.
Abstract Word-retrieval abilities in children can be assessed using word generation or verbal fluency task. The ability to retrieve is related to the individual's ability to retrieve associated words from the mental lexicon in an organized manner. The present study focuses on the developmental aspects of semantic fluency in 1,015 Malayalam-speaking children in the age range of 5 years to 15 years across both genders. The study revealed a developmental trend in the mean total number of correct word scores, number of clusters generated, and switching scores; however, mean cluster size did not show any statistically s...
Source: Child Neuropsychology - January 15, 2013 Category: Child Development Authors: John S, Rajashekhar B Tags: Child Neuropsychol Source Type: research

Timing of diagnosis of 47,XXY and 48,XXYY: A survey of parent experiences
The objective of this study is to describe the diagnosis experiences of parents of males with 47,XXY and 48,XXYY. Parents of 89 males with 47,XXY and 76 males with 48,XXYY completed a survey that gathered data about their experiences leading to a diagnosis, including the current age of the child, age at diagnosis, reasons for initial concern, and the specialists providing the diagnosis. In the 47,XXY cohort diagnosed postnatally, 59% presented with developmental delay, with a mean age at first parental concern of 5.2 years and mean age of diagnosis at 10.0 years. The remaining 41% presented with endocrinologic issues with ...
Source: American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A - January 15, 2013 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Jeannie Visootsak, Natalie Ayari, Susan Howell, Joash Lazarus, Nicole Tartaglia Tags: Research Article Source Type: research

Striking intrafamilial phenotypic variability in Aicardi–Goutières syndrome associated with the recurrent Asian founder mutation in RNASEH2C
Abstract Aicardi–Goutières syndrome (AGS) is an encephalopathy of early childhood which is most commonly inherited as an autosomal recessive trait. The disorder demonstrates significant genetic heterogeneity with causative mutations in five genes identified to date. Although most patients with AGS experience a severe neonatal or infantile presentation, poor neurodevelopmental outcome and reduced survival, clinical variability in the onset and severity of the condition is being increasingly recognized. A later presentation with a more variable effect on development, morbidity and mortality has been particularly observed ...
Source: American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A - January 15, 2013 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Julie Vogt, Shakti Agrawal, Zala Ibrahim, Taunton R. Southwood, Sunny Philip, Lesley MacPherson, Malini V. Bhole, Yanick J. Crow, Christine Oley Tags: Clinical Report Source Type: research

Childhood Misfortune and Adult Health: Enduring and Cascadic Effects on Somatic and Psychological Symptoms?
This article traces the influence of early misfortune on somatic and psychological symptoms, examining whether the health disadvantages endure and/or worsen over a decade. Method: The study uses two waves of data from the Midlife Development in the United States study. Structural equation models are used to assess change in somatic and psychological symptoms. Results: Findings reveal that childhood abuse is associated with more initial somatic and psychological symptoms among American adults, but that family structure and financial strain had little association with baseline adult symptoms. The effects of abuse were not ob...
Source: Journal of Aging and Health - January 15, 2013 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Schafer, M. H., Ferraro, K. F. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Learning new faces in typical and atypical populations of children
Jones, R. R., Blades, M., Coleman, M. & Pascalis O. (2013). Learning new faces in typical and atypical populations of children. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology 54, 10–13. Recognizing an individual as familiar is an important aspect of our social cognition, which requires both learning a face and recalling it. It has been suggested that children with autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) have deficits and abnormalities in face processing. We investigated whether the process by which unfamiliar faces become familiar differs in typically developing (TD) children, children with ASD, and children with developmental delay. C...
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Psychology - January 15, 2013 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: REBECCA R. JONES, MARK BLADES, MIKE COLEMAN, OLIVIER PASCALIS Source Type: research

Recent advances in early memory development: Research on typical and atypical children
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Psychology - January 15, 2013 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: MIKAEL HEIMANN, JANE S. HERBERT, TOMAS TJUS, JERKER RÖNNBERG Source Type: research

Hospitalisation with otitis media in early childhood and cognitive function in young adult life: a prevalence study among Danish conscripts
Conclusions: Overall, we found that hospitalisation with OM in early childhood was associated with a slightly lower cognitive function in early adulthood. Hospitalisation for OM did not seem to influence the prevalence of GSCE when level of BPP was taken into account.
Source: BMC Pediatrics - Latest articles - January 15, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Marie MortensenRikke NielsenNiels FiskerMette Nørgaard Source Type: research

Behaviorally based adherence program for pediatric patients treated with positive airway pressure
Conclusions: The program shows some promise and provides a framework for future program development and research.
Source: Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry - January 15, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Harford, K.-L., Jambhekar, S., Com, G., Pruss, K., Kabour, M., Jones, K., Ward, W. L. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

I wish I could tell you but I can't: Adolescents with perinatally acquired HIV and their dilemmas around self-disclosure
This study aims to describe and explore the attitudes and opinions of adolescents with perinatally acquired HIV towards disclosure. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with nine young people aged 13–19 and analysed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. Four themes emerged to illuminate the young people’s attitudes towards disclosure. These were 1) myths and assumptions, 2) the disclosure dilemma, 3) fear and 4) keeping HIV in its place. This study confirms that many young people with HIV are choosing not to disclose. However, it appears that it is a complex decision-making process that changes o...
Source: Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry - January 15, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Hogwood, J., Campbell, T., Butler, S. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Reading development in the digital age [Psychological and Cognitive Sciences]
Written Chinese as a logographic system was developed over 3,000 y ago. Historically, Chinese children have learned to read by learning to associate the visuo-graphic properties of Chinese characters with lexical meaning, typically through handwriting. In recent years, however, many Chinese children have learned to use electronic communication devices based...
Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - January 15, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Tan, L. H., Xu, M., Chang, C. Q., Siok, W. T. Tags: Biological Sciences Source Type: research

DNMT3B promoter polymorphisms and maternal risk of birth of a child with Down syndrome
STUDY QUESTION Are DNMT3B promoter polymorphisms among maternal risk factors for the birth of a child with Down syndrome (DS)? SUMMARY ANSWER Present results suggest that combinations of functional DNMT3B promoter polymorphisms might modulate maternal risk of birth of a child with DS. WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY The DNMT3B gene codes for DNA methyltransferase 3b (DNMT3b), a protein required for genome-wide de novo methylation, for the establishment of DNA methylation patterns during development and for regulating the histone code and DNA methylation at centromeric regions. Two common functional DNMT3B promoter polymorphisms, n...
Source: Human Reproduction - January 15, 2013 Category: Reproduction Medicine Authors: Coppede, F., Bosco, P., Tannorella, P., Romano, C., Antonucci, I., Stuppia, L., Romano, C., Migliore, L. Tags: Reproductive genetics Source Type: research

Fertility knowledge and beliefs about fertility treatment: findings from the International Fertility Decision-making Study
STUDY QUESTION How good is fertility knowledge and what are treatment beliefs in an international sample of men and women currently trying to conceive? SUMMARY ANSWER The study population had a modest level of fertility knowledge and held positive and negative views of treatment. WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY Few studies have examined general fertility treatment attitudes but studies of specific interventions show that attitudes are related to characteristics of the patient, doctor and context. Further, research shows that fertility knowledge is poor. However, the majority of these studies have examined the prevalence of inferti...
Source: Human Reproduction - January 15, 2013 Category: Reproduction Medicine Authors: Bunting, L., Tsibulsky, I., Boivin, J. Tags: Psychology and counselling Source Type: research

Functioning of families with primary school-age children conceived using anonymous donor sperm
This study was an observational study comparing 79 ‘donor insemination’ (DI) families with 987 ‘couple’ families, 364 ‘single mother’ and 112 ‘step-father’ families as part of the Australian Institute of Family Studies Children and Family Life (CFL) study. CFL involved the collection of data on family functioning and child wellbeing from all resident parents through a Family and Child Questionnaire for the ‘primary’ parent (FACQ-P1) and a Family Relationship Questionnaire (FRQ-P2) for the ‘other’ parent. PARTICIPANTS/MATERIALS, SETTING, METHODS All qu...
Source: Human Reproduction - January 15, 2013 Category: Reproduction Medicine Authors: Kovacs, G. T., Wise, S., Finch, S. Tags: Psychology and counselling Source Type: research

Age shock: misperceptions of the impact of age on fertility before and after IVF in women who conceived after age 40
This study was funded by the US National Institute of Child and Human Development (NICHD, RO1-HD056202).
Source: Human Reproduction - January 15, 2013 Category: Reproduction Medicine Authors: Mac Dougall, K., Beyene, Y., Nachtigall, R. D. Tags: Infertility Source Type: research

Plasma adipokines and endometriosis risk: a prospective nested case-control investigation from the Nurses' Health Study II
This study was supported by research grants HD48544, HD52473 and HD57210 from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. The NHS II is supported by the Public Health Service grant CA50385 from the National Cancer Institute, NIH, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. H.R.H. is supported by NIH training grant T32 ES007069 and MCHB grant number 5T76MC00001 (formerly MCJ201).
Source: Human Reproduction - January 15, 2013 Category: Reproduction Medicine Authors: Shah, D. K., Correia, K. F., Harris, H. R., Missmer, S. A. Tags: Gynaecology Source Type: research

A qualitative study exploring parental accounts of feeding pre‐school children in two low‐income populations in the UK
Abstract Good nutrition in the early years of life is essential, yet the diets of many pre‐school children in the UK are known to be poor. Understanding the decisions parents make when feeding young children is very important in determining what type and nature of interventional support may be developed to promote good nutrition. The aim of this study was to explore using qualitative methods, parental perceptions of feeding their children in order to inform the development of a nutrition intervention. Focus groups (n = 33) and individual interviews (n = 6) were undertaken with parents, most of whom were attending...
Source: Maternal and Child Nutrition - January 15, 2013 Category: Nutrition Authors: Arabella K.M. Hayter, Alizon K. Draper, Heather R. Ohly, Gail A. Rees, Clare Pettinger, Pauline McGlone, Richard G. Watt Tags: Original Article Source Type: research