Aging brains aren’t necessarily declining brains
By Angela Gutchess, Brandeis University
For years, conventional wisdom held that growing older tends to be bad news for brains. Past behavioral data largely pointed...
Explainer: what is seasonal affective disorder?
By Caitlin Millett, Pennsylvania State University
It’s that time of year again - the end of daylight savings and the beginning of the dark season....
Scared out of your mind: Halloween, fear and the brain
By Kira Shaw, University of Sheffield
Children and adults alike are digging out those spooky costumes ready for a celebration. We’ve reached that time of...
Pregnant women must be studied too
By Katherine Wisner, Northwestern University and Vincenzo Berghella, Thomas Jefferson University
Imagine being pregnant while having a chronic health condition such as diabetes, hypertension, depression...
Five ways to fight online abuse with good manners
By David Rowe, University of Western Sydney and Helen Barcham
Online and social media’s capacity to enable anyone to communicate their ideas and views is...
Indonesia must tackle conflicts between schools and communities
By Palmira Permata Bachtiar, SMERU Research Institute
Indonesia’s new Culture and Elementary and Secondary Education Minister Anies Baswedan has a huge task ahead of him.
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Child protection: how to keep vulnerable kids with their families
By Aron Shlonsky, University of Melbourne and Robyn Mildon, Parenting Research Centre
After a long period of expansion in the number of children living in...
What is school like for a child with learning difficulties?
By Claire Spicer, Deakin University
The term “learning difficulties” is the hand grenade of education. Throw the terminology around and teachers, students, parents and school...
