The black-white infant mortality gap continues to grow in most of Michigan's large urban areas despite progress in reducing risk factors among blacks, according to a recent study, the Flint Journal reports. The Michigan branch of Kids Count conducted the study through the

A growing body of economic research suggests that public investment in early childhood programs may be able to lower public costs for social services by improving children's long-term welfare, according to a new RAND Corporation report.Such research could promote a reorientation of child and human services toward investment and prevention, moving away from the current system that seeks to 'treat' problems that develop later in life, according to the report.

A new study in Psychology of Women Quarterly explored the outcomes of sexual harassment on both boys and girls. While girls were harassed more frequently, boys were indirectly yet negatively affected through a school climate that tolerates the harassment of girls.The study, led by Alayne J.

Research by Dr. Damir Matic, a scientist with Lawson Health Research Institute in London, Ontario is changing the way cleft palate surgeries are performed throughout North America and around the world. Matic has been conducting research to determine the optimal time to close the gum tissue of cleft palate patients. His research suggests that it is best to wait until the child is older.