Health
We may now know how childhood adversity leaves its mark on the brain
Research in mice suggests that a newly identified brain pathway may be the reason childhood adversity increases the risk of mental health issues as an adult
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Humans
Luck may influence us more than nurture, so let’s give parents a break
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Health
Covid-19 pandemic linked to early onset of puberty in some girls
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Humans
Show your children how to make paper helicopters for home experiments
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Society
Having rich childhood friends is linked to a higher salary as an adult
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Humans
Higher US welfare benefits seem to protect children’s brains
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Health
How will the UK鈥檚 Universal Credit cut affect the health of children?
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Humans
Basic income trial is testing how money affects child development
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Health
Repeated coronavirus lockdowns are taking a severe toll on children
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Life
Why fun is so important and how we benefit from play
How do you get to be a professor of play? Paul Ramchandani on fun, why playing is good for people of all ages and what games he plays with his kids
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Health
Mother鈥檚 attention may shape baby鈥檚 hormone system and temperament
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Humans
Sibling rivalry: How birth order affects your personality and health
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Health
Breast pumps may introduce harmful bacteria to babies鈥� gut microbiome
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Humans
Toys are us: How childhood objects may have shaped human history
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