From the NIH/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences media release: Cognitive function improves with aerobic exercise, but not for people exposed to high levels of mercury before birth, according to research funded by the National…
From the University of Chicago press release via MedicalXpress: The clues that parents give toddlers about words can make a big difference in how deep their vocabularies are when they enter school, new research at…
From the University of Iowa press release via ScienceDaily: When young children gaze intently at something or furrow their brows in concentration, you know their minds are busily at work. But you’re never entirely sure…
From the Society for Research in Child Development press release via EurekAlert!: Children from low-income families tend to do worse at school than their better-off peers. Now a new study of a large ethnically and…
From the BYU press release via HealthCanal: Although it may seem difficult for adults to understand what an infant is feeling, a new study from Brigham Young University finds that it’s so easy a…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Students who consistently receive individualized reading instruction from first through third grade become better readers than those who don’t, according to new research published in Psychological Science,…
From the Case Western Reserve University press release via EurekAlert!: Aggression in school-age children may have its origins in children 3 years old and younger who witnessed violence between their mothers and partners, according to…
From the University of Western Australia press release via HealthCanal: All babies can recognise the familiar face of their mother and father, but at what age do we start to realise they look different to…
From the University of New Hampshire press release via EurekAlert!: Fights between siblings – from toy-snatching to clandestine whacks to being banished from the bedroom – are so common they’re often dismissed as simply part…
From the Newcastle University press release via MedicalXpress: The sound of small children chattering has always been considered cute – but not particularly sophisticated. However, research by a Newcastle University expert has shown their speech…