Parent-Child Play Shapes Social Skills for Interacting with Peers

Summary: How parents and toddlers play together can predict children’s future social interactions. By observing over 120 mother-child pairs, researchers found that responsive and assertive behaviors during play were linked…

More kids than ever need special education, but burnout has caused a teacher shortage

A growing number of students in public schools – right now, about 15% of them – are eligible for special education services. These services include specially designed instruction for students…

Sanofi pursues sale of painkiller after political controversy

Doliprane is France’s most widely used medicine to ease mild to moderate pain and fever. Sanofi confirmed on Monday plans to sell a controlling stake in its over-the-counter unit to…

4 affirmations to help you advocate for yourself

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Gynecologic exams might not top the list of things you look forward to, but whether it’s for a wellness visit or a new concern, such exams…

8,000-year-old dwelling discovered at Svinjarička Čuka

A team of archaeologists, led by the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW), have discovered the remains of a rectangular dwelling that was constructed approximately 8,000 years ago in Svinjarička Čuka,…

Traces of Iron Age longhouses uncovered at Stora Hammar

Archaeologists from Arkeologerna have been investigating the remains of several longhouses and Iron Age farms in Stora Hammar, Sweden. The site is situated on the outskirts of Höllviken in southwestern…

Regular exercise could reduce the severity of hangovers

Credit: Polina Tankilevitch from Pexels Most of us have been there: a night of fun turns into a morning of regret—complete with a pounding headache, nausea and fatigue. While there…

Stanford psychologist behind the controversial “Stanford Prison Experiment” dies at 91

Dr. Philip Zimbardo attends the “The Stanford Prison Experiment” premiere on Wednesday, July 15, 2015, in New York. Credit: Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP, File Philip G. Zimbardo, the psychologist behind…

New study tries to unpick which has a greater impact on lifespan

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain As people who research aging like to quip, the best thing you can do to increase how long you live is to pick good parents. After…

Routine blood test can identify laboring women at risk for preeclampsia, prompt interventions to protect mom and baby

Credit: CC0 Public Domain A simple blood test could help doctors identify women in labor who are at risk for preeclampsia—a leading cause of maternal death—and take precautions to prevent…