The growing use of smart home devices is undermining the privacy and safety of domestic workers. New research reveals how surveillance technologies reinforce a sense of...
Regular chats with friends, time spent in nature and mentally engaging activities are strongly linked to better mental health, according to new research that highlights the...
Researchers explored how manual and keyboard practice influenced children's abilities in their reading and writing learning process. 5-year-olds were taught an artificial alphabet using different techniques,...
A new study by developmental scientists offers the first evidence that infants as young as 15 months can identify an object they have learned about from...
Neuroscientists have developed a new treatment approach for a language disorder that combines traditional speech therapy with noninvasive electrical stimulation of the brain. Brain stimulation helped...
Five-year-olds exposed to paternal depression are more likely to have behavioral issues in grade school, researchers find.
Affectionate mothering in childhood may have a lasting impact on important personality traits, potentially influencing life outcomes such as educational achievement, economic success, and health and...
Step tracking with mindfulness training delivered via a mobile app boosts people's desire to exercise.
Macaque mothers experience a short period of physical restlessness after the death of an infant, but do not show typical human signs of grief, such as...
Researchers tested whether introducing light into the bedroom before waking would improve morning wakefulness and found an amount of time that seems to help fight off...