Evidence from behavioural neuroscience may help explain why some social media content is damaging for youngsters.

Melatonin is now widely used to help children sleep, but scientists say the enthusiasm may be getting ahead of the evidence. A major review found clear benefits for children with conditions like ...

Jake Fraley and his family had been waiting years for Thursday. It was a day of celebration. A day of gratitude. A day to ...

Maya Rudolph and Paul Thomas Anderson share three daughters, Pearl, Lucille and Minnie, and a son, Jack. Here’s everything to ...

Derek Shah (left), Lula Wang (middle) and Ryan Wadhwa (right) on Jan. 2, 2026 deliver toys to children with cancer at Stamford Hospital. Shah is the Director of Kids Cancer Foundation's Toy Program, ...

I’m excited and nervous,” said 13-year-old Robbie Vigeant, a Newburyport seventh-grader battling brain cancer. “I’ve never left family before. I’ve never been away from them. And I’m also excited for ...

A new study explains how some supernovae are particularly dazzling—the glow from a magnetic, spinning ball of neutrons called a magnetar. An assist from Einstein is what settled the case ...

Stanford Medicine pediatric hematologist Agnieszka Czechowicz, MD, Ph.D., has devoted her research career to improving ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers tested soil in the backyards of properties along the 800 block of Cades Cove Drive in ...

Young children’s brains develop through interaction with others. Throwing AI into the mix could make it more difficult for them to navigate real-world relationships.

A mom and science writer offers an operating manual for parents grappling with kids' screen use and cravings for sweets.

A long-running Queensland study has found children today are developing significantly fewer moles than kids 25 years ago, with predictions of a major reduction in future melanoma risk. The Brisbane ...