Mother’s teenage smoking habit is key risk factor for low-birth-weight baby, UCI-led study finds
Such adverse natal outcomes are linked to intergenerational health, socioeconomic disadvantages
Such adverse natal outcomes are linked to intergenerational health, socioeconomic disadvantages
The National Institute on Drug Abuse, part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded the UCI School of Medicine a four-year, $9 million grant aimed at determining the long-term impact of cannabis exposure on the adolescent brain. Led by Daniele Piomelli, professor of anatomy & neurobiology and director of the newly created UCI Center […]
Young-Suk Kim, UCI professor of education, has been awarded a $1.4 million, four-year grant from the Institute of Education Sciences to explore children’s Spanish-English language transfer skills. “In kindergarten through 12th grade, English learners are the fastest-growing student population,” Kim said. “This study will systematically investigate how children’s first-language skills are related to their second-language […]
Research shows that while online access is now nearly equal, experiences are not
Careful consideration is given to which photos, activities and links are shared
Study expected to be first to show that poverty reduction boosts children’s cognition
With a $2.9 million grant from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development, Stephanie Reich, UCI associate professor of education, and Natasha Cabrera, associate professor of human development at the University of Maryland, are principal investigators for a study evaluating the effectiveness of embedding educational information in baby books that […]
UCI study finds moral judgments about parents affect perceptions of risk
UCI study shows maternal infant-rearing link to adolescent depression
Jean Gehricke’s research is revealing similarities between the two disorders and suggesting new treatment approaches