Children's Health: Different types of child abuse: Similar consequences ♦ Watching movies helped improve vision in children with amblyopia ♦ Children with developmental delays:

Different types of child abuse: Similar consequences Emotional abuse may be as harmful as physical abuse and neglect. This finding complements previous imaging research showing that emotional and physical pain both activate the same parts of the brain.

For children with rare genetic disorder, more extensive epilepsy surgery yields better seizure control Children with the genetic disorder tuberous sclerosis complexoften need epilepsy surgery for severe, uncontrollable seizures. A new study finds that seizure control is improved for patients undergoing more extensive surgery

Children with developmental delays: Are we checking their genes for answers? Few doctors would order genetic testing or refer a child to a genetics specialist as a first step when they see children with developmental delays.

Watching movies helped improve vision in children with amblyopia The concept of binocular dysfunction, in which the brain suppresses the image from the weaker eye in favor of the stronger eye, has motivated new approaches to amblyopia treatment. Researchers describe how the use of dichoptic therapy, which presents different images to each eye separately, combined with popular children's movies, has produced improved visual acuity in young children.

Conversations after a serious injury help young people internalize safety values A new study finds conversations parents have with their children after a serious injury help young people internalize safety values, a process similar to how a child develops a conscience.

Brain Research:Improve effectiveness of transcranial magnetic stimulation ♦ New tactic targets brain tumors ♦ Guideline advises when to treat a first seizure

New guideline advises when to treat a first seizure A new guideline found that administering an antiepileptic medication immediately after a first seizure reduces the risk of having another seizure within two years

New tactic targets brain tumors Patients who are obese, diabetic or both have the highest incidence of brain tumors, and they offer a clue that insulin is a factor for some glioblastoma patients. But a new study suggests drugs tested on such tumors targeted the wrong molecules.

Researchers show how blood-brain barrier is maintained In a new study, researchers have made insights into how the blood-brain barrier, or BBB, is maintained, identifying a protein key to the process. Delivering this protein to mice with the rodent equivalent of MS improved their symptoms.

Lessons to be learned from Caribbean treatment of mental health With Caribbean people in the UK nine times more likely than white British counterparts to be diagnosed with schizophrenia, a mental health researcher has visited Jamaica and Barbados to find out what lessons can be learned.

New brain mapping model could improve effectiveness of transcranial magnetic stimulation Brain researchers have developed a new brain mapping model that could improve the success rate of transcranial magnetic stimulation in treating conditions including depression, neuropathic pain, and stroke. The model helps pinpoint target sites during TMS, a procedure that uses magnetic fields to stimulate nerve cells in the brain to alleviate or eliminate symptoms of stroke, depression, and attention disorders.