Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The first years of our lives are critical when it comes to brain development and cognition. But reading books and ...

Yet one simple habit continues to make a lasting difference: reading together. Reading aloud to children can be an accessible ...

Parents face an increasingly difficult decision: embrace technology in children’s education or protect their developing brains. New research from cognitive neuroscientists provides a clear answer. The ...

A study of more than 11,000 teens finds cannabis use tied to slower gains in memory, focus and thinking speed as well as ...

Teens using marijuana demonstrated somewhat slower rates of improvement on cognitive tests like verbal recall compared to their non-using peers.

At what age does an adolescent start thinking as an adult? A new study published this week in Nature Communications presents some of the first definitive evidence that executive function—a set of ...

Studying cognition by averaging data from many people's brain scans hides how individuals use their brains, new Stanford Medicine research has shown. In particular, children who struggle with ...

A new study shows childhood cannabis use could be linked to worse memory and cognitive development. ALSO READ: Hemp producers ...

Fluoride has long been the subject of conspiracy theories. In the 1950s, some believed its presence in US tap water was a communist plot to undermine America (famously satirised in the film Dr.

This story is sponsored by Lifetime Products. As summer approaches, children ditch their snow boots and put on their sneakers to play outside in the sun. The right play activities can go beyond ...