September 10, 2020
UC San Diego researchers describe how the functional loss of a single gene negatively impacts neural development and promotes the growth of a particularly deadly form of pediatric brain cancer.
February 8, 2023
Toddlers’ level of attention to “motherese” speech can be used as a biomarker for autism spectrum disorder (ASD). UC San Diego scientists developed a new eye-tracking test to measure it, which can accurately identify toddlers with a subtype of ASD.
January 19, 2017
Mesa Child Development Center’s newly-expanded facilities feature full-time classrooms for infants, toddlers and preschool-aged children. Photos by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications Mesa Child Development Center Expands Facilities and Programs When the Mesa Child Development Center (MCDC) opened its doors more than seven years ago on UC San Diego’s east…
April 30, 2014
…of Washington and Stanford University, appears in the journal Child Development.
March 14, 2012
A study by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and The University of Minnesota indicates that a parent’s weight change is a key contributor to the success of a child’s weight loss in family-based treatment of childhood obesity.
July 21, 2014
A University of California, San Diego School of Medicine-led study suggests that parents of obese children often do not recognize the potentially serious health consequences of childhood weight gain or the importance of daily physical activity in helping their child reach a healthy weight.
January 25, 2012
“So There Will Be No Forgetting: Images from the Spanish Civil War,” an exhibit of materials from the Mandeville Special Collections Library’s Southworth Collection, will be on view at UC San Diego’s Geisel Library from January 23 through May 11, 2012.
April 17, 2018
…and Prevention. The consequences, however, may extend to their children, report researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, who found that a mother’s depression can negatively affect a child’s cognitive development up to the age of 16.
May 30, 2017
One-third of American children are overweight or obese. Family-based treatment (FBT) has been considered the best model for the treatment of obese children as it provides both parents and children with education and behavior therapy techniques but is provided mainly in a hospital setting. Researchers at University of California San…
April 3, 2012
…Education Center is for children aged three months to kindergarten. Photo Credit: Rhett S. Miller For a growing number of working parents, finding a great childcare solution is as important as finding a great job. And for some, like UC San Diego lecturer Leslie R. Lewis, they even credit their…
