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We may now know how childhood adversity leaves its mark on the brain

We may now know how childhood adversity leaves its mark on the brain

5 January 2023

Research in mice suggests that a newly identified brain pathway may be the reason childhood adversity increases the risk of mental health issues as an adult
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Toys are us: How childhood objects may have shaped human history

18 December 2018

Tantalising evidence hints that key human innovations including the wheel and weaving were the outcome of, quite literally, child's play

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