“Past findings support higher rates of eating disorders among post-pubertal females as compared to males. But our findings suggest that, given the lack of gender differences among 9 to 10-year-old children with eating disorders, there may be added social pressures, or hormonal differences that occur during or post puberty among girls that increase the risk of developing eating disorders,” said Rozzell, lead author and a graduate student researcher in SDSU’s Body Image, Sexuality, and Health Lab.

“We knew that active smoking causes smoke residue to adsorb into tables, walls, doors and other materials. We were surprised, however, by how easily thirdhand finds its way into and pollutes new and clean materials brought into a home,” Matt said. “We were also surprised by the sheer mass of nicotine that becomes embedded in a small travel-size pillowcases, fabrics and filling.”

The research team is working on ways to better detect language problems in children prior to age 3, when intervention might be more effective. By La Monica Everett-Haynes Children with undiagnosed language problems are more likely to have difficulty in school, and...

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The National Institutes of Health award is one of the largest in university history. By Kellie Woodhouse San Diego State University has received a $19.9 million award—one of the largest in university history—to create a new center for transdisciplinary...

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