Childhood has been overtaken by adults. Less freedom and more screens is associated with rising anxiety in kids and parents.

New research shows that a child's ability to regulate behavior—an aspect of executive function—is closely tied to how they understand and learn language.

Researchers explored the long-term effects of preschool expansion in Japan in the 1960s, revealing significant reductions in risky behaviors amongst teenagers. By analyzing regional differences in the ...

On the first day of his administration, President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the federal government to ...

Karl Koehler builds inner ear and skin organoids from human stem cells to model their development in health and disease.

The hypothalamus is a small but critical region at the base of the brain that controls the autonomic nervous system, regulates body temperature, signals hunger and thirst, exerts hormonal control over ...

We fact-check various aspects of two of President Donald Trump's executive orders targeting transgender people.

A young child's ability to regulate behavior—a component of executive functioning, the cognitive processes that help with ...

A partnership between Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES and Just Right Reader brought Dr. John Hutton to Sherman Central ...

A proposed law would require schools to use the phonics-based approach to teach reading. Critics say it harms English learners.

Researchers have created a new scale designed to capture and measure the concept of self-criticism in children, as mental ...

Thanks to a rare bipartisan push, new legislation could reverse a decade of fat-free-only school lunch policies.