A new study by a team of researchers from the UK and Brazil has revealed a strong connection between childhood trauma and the development of psychiatric disorders in adolescents living in low-and ...

When I spoke to researcher Catherine Draper, she was about to travel to work in a rural area of South Africa. Draper is Associate Professor in the MRC/Wits Developmental Pathways for Health Research ...

Research has found that tiger parenting is associated with higher stress responses, as measured by cortisol levels, in kids.

A study of nearly 2,000 children found that boys exposed to violent television content at ages 3.5 to 4.5 were more likely to exhibit antisocial behaviors as teens.

BEIJING -- China has unveiled a series of policies aimed at enhancing the quality and quantity of physical education (PE) ...

LONDON - A surge in the flow of aid into the Gaza Strip since the truce between Israel and Hamas took effect on Jan. 19 is ...

Female genital mutilation is excruciatingly painful and medically unnecessary. UNICEF is working to end this cruel practice.

Gov. Ned Lamont’s proposed $55.2B budget would reform CT’s ‘fiscal guardrails’ and launch a major early childhood development ...

As conflicts intensify over what children should be taught, how medical decisions should be made and who has the authority to shape their identity, parental rights have taken on heightened ...

American Airlines Flight 5342 and a U.S. Army Black Hawk collided in Washington, D.C. Authorities believe all 67 on board ...

Another reason SNAP restrictions wouldn’t make America healthier is that diet is just one of many contributors to chronic ...