By analyzing all live births in Canada over a six-year period and following children for more than two decades, researchers found that preterm births and the related cognitive, development and
Children whose mothers took extra vitamin D during pregnancy continue to have stronger bones at age seven, according to new research led by the University of Southampton and University Hospital
We all know the adage, “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.” As we age, our ability to learn new skills, like mastering a foreign language or picking up
The more centrally connected someone is within their social media network, the more likely that new words they use will become adopted into mainstream language, according to a new study
Delinquent activities almost always occur outside of the home and away from adult supervision, so it is only natural for parents to blame peers for their child’s bad behavior. Not
A strong belief in their own academic ability can help children from low-income families defy the odds and achieve academic success, according to new research from Trinity College Dublin. The
Maryam Shanechi, the Sawchuk Chair in Electrical and Computer Engineering and founding director of the USC Center for Neurotechnology, and her team have developed a new AI algorithm that can
Babies who have more diverse social contacts in the first years of their life can get over their prejudices more easily by the age of 17. That’s according to research
With schools nationwide back in session, millions of children across the United States will clamber up the jungle gyms and hang from the monkey bars that have been a fixture
Each additional day of exposure to wildfire smoke and other extreme forms of dirty air boosts risk of mental illness in youth a little more, according to a new University
