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Young girls are asking strangers on the Internet to weigh in on their looks. As one commenter writes, shouldn't they be busy playing with dolls?
Not sure how to birth a baby or change a diaper? Check YouTube; it’s likely that the compiler of videos galore has got a tutorial for you. But in addition to helpful how-to footage, the site is also a magnet for harmful activities, like self-mutilation. Those videos are the focus of a new study published [...]
Everyone likes a good story, but can a compelling narrative save lives?
When scientific studies first began suggesting that “Baby Einstein” videos might make children more like Einstein himself — as a child, he was taciturn and not especially verbal — rather than creating literary prodigies, proponents of the videos countered that the methods used in said studies couldn’t really prove that the videos themselves were the [...]
The causes of autism are still unclear, but evidence is building that early intervention — before age 1 — may help mitigate or even prevent the developmental disorder from occurring in the first place. Making such early treatment more possible, researchers now report a promising new way of detecting autism in infants as young as [...]
Tired of your mindless treadmill routine and all that running leading nowhere? Consider mixing up your fitness plan, with more and more gyms offering unique classes for workouts that are effective — and fun.
