by Dr Robbins | Jan 15, 2016 | Sports Injury
Heading a soccer ball is not as innocuous as once was thought. Headers sometimes result in a concussion. Thousands of headers over a career may lead to permanent brain damage. A growing body of evidence points to the adverse effects of multiple headers. One...
by Sue Robbins | Jan 7, 2016 | Wellness
Researchers from the University of California, Irvine have a message for moms… put your cellphones away! They have found that fragmented and chaotic maternal care can disrupt proper brain development, which can lead to emotional disorders later in life. While...
by Sue Robbins | Oct 27, 2015 | Adolescents and Children, Wellness
A rigorous new study has found that obese children who cut back on their sugar intake see improvements in their blood pressure, cholesterol readings and other markers of health after just 10 days. The new research may help shed light on a question scientists have long...
by Sue Robbins | Oct 6, 2015 | Wellness
A cognitive-behavioral prevention program to prevent depressive symptoms for teens may still be effective years later, according to a new study. “We have already shown that the intervention was more effective than usual care but it is surprising that we are...
by Sue Robbins | Aug 5, 2015 | Wellness
Richard A. Friedman, a professor of clinical psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medical College has written an article for the New York Times, in which he discusses at length the subject of medication, suicide and teenagers. Dr. Robbins recently read the article, and...
