Mind
The surprising ways your brain changes from your 20s to your 40s
When does your brain reach adulthood? We're now understanding the many ways the organ continues to mature decades after society first deems you an adult
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Mind
High-achieving adults rarely began as child prodigies
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Mind
We’re starting to understand why childhood adversity leaves its mark
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Humans
Weary parents shouldn’t miss this science-backed guide to raising kids
Culture
Humans
Babies start showing empathy even before they can speak
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Mind
Self-centred, spoiled and lonely? Examining the only child stereotype
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Humans
Evidence of consciousness in newborns has implications for their care
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Health
Periods are starting younger and we’re struggling to pin down why
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Humans
The unexpected reasons why human childhood is extraordinarily long
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Mind
Babies may start to learn language before they are born
Newborn babies respond differently to their mother tongue, suggesting that exposure to language in the uterus may provide the foundations for learning
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Health
Umbilical cord blood could be used to predict childhood obesity
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Health
Lead exposure linked to higher risk of engaging in criminal behaviour
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Technology
Why fears around children playing video games are counterproductive
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Health
We may now know how childhood adversity leaves its mark on the brain
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