After decades of work, an effective cytomegalovirus vaccine is on the horizon
Monoclonal antibodies reveal key vaccine structure
Kids can tell if you're smiling under your mask
Study finds that a mask has the same impact as sunglasses on a child's ability to perceive the wearer's emotions
Lead poisoning hits low-income children harder than their affluent neighbors
Children living in poverty suffer greater cognitive and physical effects from lead exposure than children from richer families, even if they live in the same area
Being a Pokémon Master in childhood permanently alters your brain
Hours spent catching 'em all primes the brain to recognize familiar, pixelated Pikachus
Humans are two developmental stages away from monkeys
Less than 50 of our 20,000 genes are unique to humans. What separates us from monkeys?
Should parents fear potatoes as much as screens?
A new study says neither have serious positive or negative impacts on childhood well-being
Two behavioral neuroscientists discuss the long-term damage of family separation
The neurological and behavioral consequences of separating children from parents, especially mothers, can persist into adulthood
Here's what happens to hamster brains when they don't get enough play
Play might be more important for brain development than we thought