Children And Research

Gay Marriage is Good for Kids: Scott Brown, Listen Up!

Naomi Shulman |
01.27.2010
So, last week? Not my favorite week. Here I was, living my quiet liberal life in my funky progressive town, while all political hell broke loose around me. Not only did Scott... ...read more

“Does This Tiara Make Me Look Fat?” On Disney Princesses and Body Image.

Naomi Shulman |
12.04.2009
Despite being a former Disney “cast member” (I used to work for the magazine group), I’m not much of a fan. In fact, I tend to look askance at Disney produc... ...read more

Shocker: Teenage Girls Really Care What Others Think of Them. It’s a Chemistry Thing.

Naomi Shulman |
11.03.2009
I have worked hard to repress the exquistely painful self-consciousness I dealt with as a teenager, but occasionally a fuzzy memory comes slipping through: the time I tripped ... ...read more
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E.T. Phone Home: Or What This Movie Teaches About Kids, Asthma, and Depression

Naomi Shulman |
11.03.2009
Asthma and depression, chicken and egg: Which came first?  A study in a recent issue of The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology makes the foreboding case that children wh... ...read more

Could Autism Be Caused By Too Much Testosterone?

Naomi Shulman |
11.03.2009
There’s a flurry of debate around what causes autism, with few real leads. A new autism study out of Cambridge University offers a first: It links 27 different genes with... ...read more


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