Language used by mothers affects oxytocin levels of infants

Infants whose mothers regularly use language to describe what their child is thinking or feeling, have higher levels of the hormone oxytocin, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.

Guns remain leading cause of death for US children and teens

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new report from the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions underscores the continuing epidemic of gun deaths in the U.S., including among children and

A bonobo’s pretend tea party is rewriting what we know about imagination

In a set of playful experiments modeled after children’s tea parties, researchers at Johns Hopkins University have shown for the first time that apes can use imagination and take part