From the Ohio State University press release: Although adults can beat children at most cognitive tasks, new research shows that children’s limitations can sometimes be their strength. In two studies, researchers found that adults were…
From the Boston University Medical Center press release: Does a history of abuse before the age of 18 affect later capacity to concentrate and stay focused? According to a new study Veterans with a history…
From the University of Warwick press release: School bullies and their victims are more obsessed with weight-loss than anyone else, according to new research by the University of Warwick. Professor Dieter Wolke and Dr Kirsty…
From the Virginia Tech press release: Children who are given high-quality education at an early age — starting at six weeks old and continuing through their first five years of life — are more likely…
From the Kyoto University press release: We recognize justice before we can talk, reports a research team in Nature Human Behaviour. The Kyoto-based study demonstrates that human infants recognize heroic acts from early stages of…
From the Ohio State University press release: Most factors that help make schools successful cost lots of money – think teachers, technology and textbooks. But a new study suggests one factor that doesn’t need any…
From the University of Leiden press release: Girls with autism have relatively good social skills, which means that their autism is often not recognised. Autism manifests itself in girls differently from in boys. Psychologist Carolien…
From the Penn State press release: While it has long been known that maltreatment can affect a child’s psychological development, new Penn State research indicates that the stress of abuse can impact the physical growth…
From the Universiteit Leiden press release: When we are around four years old we suddenly start to understand that other people think and that their view of the world is often different from our own. Researchers…
From the King’s College London press release: Researchers from King’s College London have used a genetic scoring technique to predict reading performance throughout school years from DNA alone. The study, published today in Scientific Studies of…