All children have moments of moodiness, but family medicine doctors and pediatricians may doubt their abilities to tell the difference
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Why do children tattle?
When young children see a peer cause harm, they often tattle to a caregiver. But why do children tattle? A
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How moms’ brains are hard-wired to gather young
A mother’s “basic instinct” to grab her wandering offspring and return them to the nest depends on a specific set
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Computer system transcribes words users ‘speak silently’: Electrodes on the face and jaw pick up otherwise undetectable neuromuscular signals triggered by internal verbalizations
MIT researchers have developed a computer interface that can transcribe words that the user verbalizes internally but does not actually
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Fragile X imaging study reveals differences in infant brains
For the first time, UNC School of Medicine researchers have used MRIs to show that babies with the neurodevelopmental condition
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Infant death study reveals dangerous sleep practices among babysitters, relatives, others: Troubling findings highlight need for parents to educate childcare providers on SIDS
Babies who died during their sleep while being watched by someone other than parents often had been placed in unsafe
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