Community Development News

Moms influence how children develop advanced cognitive functions

From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Executive functioning is a set of advanced cognitive functions -- such as the ability to control impulses, remember things, and show mental flexibility -- that help us plan and monitor what we do to reach...


High sensitivity to stress isn't always bad for children

From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Researchers looked at 338 kindergarteners, as well as their teachers and families, to determine how family adversity and biological reactivity contribute to healthy development. They found that children who had significantly stronger biological reactions to...


For HIV-infected children, quality of caregiver relationship is crucial

From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Researchers examined the effects of HIV infection and being raised in institutions on the development of 58 infected and uninfected Ukrainian 4-year-olds. Some of the children lived in institutions from shortly after birth while others...


Nearly half of Americans believe H1N1 outbreak is over, poll finds

From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Poll shows almost half of Americans believe H1N1 flu outbreak is over and levels of concern about getting sick continue to decline. After initial period of vaccine shortage, 70 percent of adults said there is...


Guiding Developmental Math Students to Campus Services

From MDRC: Created as part of the national Achieving the Dream initiative, a light touch intervention targeting students enrolled in lower-level math courses increased the number of students using campus tutoring and academic services. While the program has not improved...


Cost to patients barrier to counseling for obesity and smoking

From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: In a study published in the March 2010 issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, researchers from Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, found that when primary care clinicians and community counselors collaborated to offer...