Childhood

Of the original 32 children in the 1936 photo, only three remain. Two of them, who once shared morning walks, reunited after 85 years. It feels like more than a coincidence. As a man beautifully put it—it feels like destiny. The story has since gone viral...

This article first appeared in The Checkup, MIT Technology Review’s weekly biotech newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Thursday, and read articles like this first,  sign up here . Later today, around 10 minutes after this email lands in your inbox, I’ll be holding my four-year-old daughter tight as she receives her booster dose of

Functional movement/conversion disorder (FMD), part of the spectrum of Functional Neurological Disorder (FND), is a neuropsychiatric condition marked by a range of neurological symptoms, including tremors, muscular spasms and cognitive difficulties. Despite being the second-most common cause of referrals to neurology outpatient clinics after headache, scientists have struggled to pin down the disorder's root cause...

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A new study shows that men and women are affected differently by childhood trauma: women are more affected by childhood emotional trauma and sexual abuse, whereas men are more affected by childhood emotional and physical neglect. Lead researcher, Dr. Thanavadee Prachason (from the University of Maastricht in the Netherlands) said, "Our

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Scientists have found that depression and anxiety sufferers who have had a traumatic childhood tend to grow up as angry adults, and the worse the trauma, the angrier the adult. This can affect personal mental health and social interaction, but also makes it more difficult to treat the depression and anxiety.

Businesses should play a central role in changing attitudes Many parents have to balance their working life with a nurturing home life during their children’s formative years. Employers have an important role in making that possible © Matt Cardy/Getty Images Receive free Early childhood development updatesWe’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up

For International Women’s Day, Sky Sports News spent time with Celtic’s Jacynta Galabadaarachchi, one of the Scottish Women’s Premier League’s brightest stars; The 21-year-old made history when she won the Scottish PFA’s first Young Player of the Year award Wednesday 8 March 2023 10:07, UK Jacynta Galabadaarachchi - a name to remember, and a player

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