Music is fun, expressive, imaginative, beautiful, energizing, relaxing, interesting and freeing. ...more

July 11, 2009

A rare genetic variation dramatically raises the risk of developing autism, a large study showed, opening new research targets for better understanding and treating the disorder. ...more

January 10, 2008

We hope the Nobel Prize committee didn't miss this week's release of a groundbreaking study titled, "Waist-hip ratio and cognitive ability: Is gluteofemoral fat a privileged store of neurodevelopmental resources?" ...more

November 22, 2007

Educators and psychologists have long feared that children entering school with behavior problems were doomed to fall behind in the upper grades, but two new studies suggest those fears are exaggerated. ...more

November 13, 2007