
How to Turn Around Troubled Teens
Research reveals that get-tough tactics may worsen rates of juvenile delinquency

How to Turn Around Troubled Teens
Research reveals that get-tough tactics may worsen rates of juvenile delinquency

Next-Gen Sequencers Link 100-Plus Genes to Autism
Two new studies demonstrate the promise and pitfalls of the industrial-scale gene-processing technologies that define the meaning of the much-ballyhooed Big Data.


Plastic Chemical Linked to Changes in Baby Boys' Genitals
Boys exposed in the womb to high levels are born with slightly altered genital development

Baby Prep School: A Brain Game Or A Mama’s Coo-Cooing?
Baby’s first robot If you could only learn a language with the innocent receptivity of a young child. That adage, repeated ad nauseam, once an adult has decided to learn French or Tagalog engenders endless debate.

Expert Cancer Care May Soon Be Everywhere, Thanks to Watson
This blog is the first in a series of guest posts on technology and the brain to celebrate Scientific American Mind’s 10-year anniversary.

Barbie Reincarnate, Only This Time She Looks Human
Nobody goes around saying they want to look like Barbie when they grow up, at least not anymore. But with Halloween fast approaching, I dare you to find a class of kindergarteners that does not have at least half the girls planning to be princesses of some sort or another.

Meager Dosage Data for Kids Makes for Uncertain Prescriptions
Clinical trials rarely include children; as a result, less than half of all drugs are approved for pediatric use. What can be done?

How The Soda Industry Celebrated Childhood Obesity Awareness Month
September is Childhood Obesity Awareness Month. As it comes to a close, let’s take a look at how the beverage industry, one of the single most significant contributors to childhood obesity, addressed the issue during this time of reflection and learning.

Lower IQ in Children Linked to Chemical in Water
Babies born to mothers with high levels of perchlorate during their first trimester are more likely to have lower IQs later in life, according to a new study

Is an Unusual Virus Spreading in the Midwest?
The CDC is closely monitoring the outbreak of a rare respiratory infection afflicting people in Illinois and Missouri. Just how bad is it, and what can be done to stop the spread?

Why Everyone Should Read Harry Potter
Tales of the young wizard instill empathy, a study finds

Induced Labor Decreases Rate of Cesareans, Study Finds
I used to think there was no question about this. Induction was the prologue to a long, hard labor that often wouldn’t go well. And cesarean section was the (un)natural logical end of that.