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Babies in bilingual homes have distinct brain patterns at 4 months old

Infants aged just 4 months old who live in a home where two languages are spoken have distinct patterns of brain activation compared with infants living in monolingual environments

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First RSV treatment for infants and children approved in US

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Exposing C-section babies to vaginal fluid boosts their development

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Babies can identify people's faces from just 4 months old

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Sudden infant death syndrome may have a biological cause

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Young children value the lives of animals more than adults do

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A very premature baby strapped onto the medical skateboard

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Skateboard helps very premature babies develop their motor skills

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We know how kids learn to read, so why are we failing to teach them?

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We know how kids learn to read, so why are we failing to teach them?

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Australia’s detention of child asylum seekers has harmed their health

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Later bedtimes on weekends are linked to weight gain in children

Children who go to bed later on the weekends than they do midweek have a larger waist circumference and a higher body mass index than those with a consistent bedtime

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Your early life shapes the mix of good and bad viruses in your gut

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Rapid genome sequencing helps save hundreds of critically ill babies

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Covid-19 vaccines during pregnancy protect newborns from infection

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Should you have children? The true costs and benefits of parenthood

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