Violence in adolescence has seen an increase since the 1990s with dramatic statistics on violent death and risk behaviors. School violence has been focused upon by a huge media coverage of especially violent cases that could have had some endemic consequences worldwide. We present a case of a 14 year old white male with change in school behavior, strategies for the case investigation, its resul...

BACKGROUND Multiple studies have indicated that the Joe Camel advertising campaign has been successful in marketing tobacco to children and adolescents, whereas other studies have reported that current tobacco warning messages are ineffective. OBJECTIVE To determine the importance and believability of familiar and novel tobacco warning messages with and without cartoons that were modeled afte...

Synopsis In the human brain, development of the cortex involves several overlapping mechanisms that proceed at different times and speeds among brain regions, from the first weeks of pregnancy until the end of adolescence. In the recent years, studies of healthy fetuses, infants and children using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) have provided original insights on this complex process, notably ...

Several studies show an association of maternal diabetes during pregnancy with adverse offspring metabolic health. Other studies, however, suggest that this effect might be biased by obesity, which is independently associated disease and often coexistent to diabetes. We performed a prospective study in rat model test the hypothesis burden diabetic without obesity deteriorates health male offspr...

It is an essential component/cofactor for more than 300 enzymes involved in the synthesis and metabolism of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, nucleic acids and other micro-nutrients. It stabilises cellular components and membranes and so is important for cell and organ structure and integrity. It is essential for cell division and is needed for normal growth and development during pregnancy, chi...

The obesity epidemic is a problem of global importance with a profound impact on maternal-fetal health. Maternal overweight and obesity causes pregnancy complications such as gestational diabetes, hypertension and preeclampsia and affects fetal growth. Maternal obesity offers an altered genetic, hormonal and biochemical environment for the developing fetus/embryo and influences fetal growth and...

We document birth order differences in cognitive and non-cognitive outcomes and maternal behavior from birth to adolescence. In the Children of the NLSY79, children of higher birth order score lower on cognitive abilities as early as age 1. The gap increases until school entry, remaining statistically significant thereafter. Mothers take more risks during pregnancy, are less likely to breastfee...

A causal link between increased intake of omega-6 (n-6) polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) and increased incidence of allergic disease has been suggested. This is supported by biologically plausible mechanisms, related to the roles of eicosanoid mediators produced from the n-6 PUFA arachidonic acid. Fish and fish oils are sources of long chain omega-3 (n-3) PUFAs. These fatty acids act to oppo...