Posttraumatic stress disorder in mothers is linked to a higher risk of child abuse than maternal depression, according to new research.
Coaxing kids to share can be hard, but a new study reveals that giving children a choice to sacrifice their own toys in order to share with someone else makes them more likely to share in the future.
Too much TV takes a toll on children's future, a new study confirms.
Researchers report that mothers with a particular gene tend to turn to harsher parenting skills during tough economic times.
A mother's personality predicts whether she'll breastfeed or turn to the bottle, a new study suggests.
There really is nothing like a mother's love. A new study reveals that babies who spend nights away from their mothers had more insecure attachments compared to those who had fewer overnights or saw their fathers only during the day.
A Philadelphia mom is offering financial support and a brand new car to any girl willing to seduce and take her son's virginity.
A new survey reveals some of the things new mothers miss most about their old lives.
A new study reveals that mothers need more support to overcome their breastfeeding worries.
Irregular bedtimes may limit children's brainpower, a new study suggests.
Babies who were breastfed grow up with more potential and social mobility, according to a new study,
Parents aren't supposed to show that they love one child more than they love their other children. But, a new poll reveals that more than a third of mothers secretly have a favorite child.
Feeding babies lots of fish in their first year of life may protect them from future allergies.
A controversial new study reveals that children with homosexual parents are healthier and happier than those with straight parents.
If your kid thinks a Happy Meal is a healthy meal, you may want to reconsider how you watch television.
The BioScience Talks podcast features discussions of topical issues related to the biological sciences. By altering the heritability of certain traits, gene drive technologies have the potential to spread desired genes through wild populations. In practice, this could lead to mosquito populations that, for example, bear traits making them resistant to the spread of malaria. Despite the huge potential for improving human well-being, concern exists that gene drives could fail in the wild or, perhaps more concerning, spread beyond their intended target populations.