Encourage young boys and girls to run, jump, squeal, hop and chase after each other or after erratically kicked balls, and you substantially improve their ability to think, according to the most ambitious study ever conducted of physical...
Twenty years ago, amid a national panic over crime, California voters adopted the country’s most stringent three-strikes law, sentencing repeat felons to 25 years to life, even if the third offense was a minor theft. The law epitomized...
Two new reports argue for in-school mental health screenings Schools should be a first line of defense for catching young people at risk for mental health issues from depression to ADHD, a pair of new reports says. Kids and adolescents spend a...
Researchers at the University of Missouri School of Medicine have identified epigenetic protein changes caused by binge drinking, a discovery that could lead to treatments for alcohol-related liver diseases. "We know that chronic alcohol use is...
Last Friday, I called Jordan Davis's mother Lucia McBath. It's been almost two years since her son was murdered by a man who took offense to his music. The murderer was Michael Dunn. After shooting the boy, Dunn drove to a motel with his...
Remember the Golden Rule? Something about treating others the way you would want to be treated. Turns out there is a growing wealth of scientific data proving what we’ve thought to be true all this time: If you treat yourself and...
To the Editor: Margo Kaplan correctly points out that pedophilia is a disorder, not a crime (Op-Ed, Oct. 6). Acting on the urges is a crime and should be treated as such. Given the choice either of protecting children from people who...
Access to health insurance is very limited for immigrants living in the U.S. – both undocumented immigrants and permanent residents. But a new survey has found that many U.S. adults who work on behalf of children think undocumented...
A new review of the way health care professionals emphasise weight to define health and wellbeing suggests the approach could be harmful to patients. Author of the review article, Dr Rachel Calogero of the School of Psychology at the University...
Educators who want to implement more positive disciplinary practices can now access an online national repository of research-based alternatives to suspension and expulsion. The National Clearinghouse on Supportive School Discipline (NCSSD)...
In the early hours of Saturday, May 15, 2010, ten days before his seventeenth birthday, Kalief Browder and a friend were returning home from a party in the Belmont section of the Bronx. They walked along Arthur Avenue, the main street of Little...
From the TED Radio Hour, an idea worth spreading: When she was 7, Dame Gillian Lynne's mother took her to a doctor, worried she had a learning disorder. The diagnosis? She was just born to dance. Dame Gillian Lynne is Broadway royalty. She...
From the self-affirmations of Stuart Smalley on Saturday Night Live to countless videos on YouTube, saying nice things to your reflection in the mirror is a self-help trope that's been around for decades, and seems most often aimed at women....
By his count, Francis J. Greenburger has built or owned more than 20,000 apartments over the past 50 years. Starting out at age 19 with a five-story brick rental on Barrow Street, Mr. Greenburger built one of the city’s largest co-op...
When was the last time you saw an anti-smoking ad? In November 1998, the tobacco industry and 46 states reached what is known as the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement (four states reached separate settlements). This group deal exempted the industry...