Hopkins study finds high cost of gunshot wounds
Guns take an enormous toll on people's lives, but treating gunshot wounds in our hospital ERs is inordinately expensive, new research finds.
$45 mil from feds will strengthen Md. literacy
Literacy is a foundation for all learning, and Md. public schools have their share of $45 million coming from the feds to boost literacy skills.
Why Snapchat is so popular with young people
What is it that motivates young people to use Snapchat? Posts disappear after just a few seconds, without any deep thought, but is there more to it?
Even non-abusive punishment hurts outcomes
Punishment that brings physical harm decreases cognitive performance; non-abusive forms of physical punishment reduce school engagement, increase peer isolation.
Lincoln-Way Marching Band selected for Rose Parade
The Lincoln-Way Marching Band, from Lincoln-Way East, Central, and West high schools, has been invited to the 2019 Rose Parade.
Warmth builds self-esteem more than praise
A series of literature reviews now published in <em>Child Development</em> examines how children make judgments about their place in the world.
New insight into the creation of Earth & Mars
Planets form through the gradual accumulation of material, held together by gravity. Vapor loss plays a pivotal role.
Component of beer activates a dopamine receptor
The effects of dopamine on how good we feel have been well documented, but it seems one particular chemical in beer may act like dopamine on the brain.
What child abuse does to the brain’s wiring
By examining the brains of people who suffered child abuse under a microscope (after they died), scientists have detected structural differences in their brains.
Fewer babies born during Flint water crisis
Fewer babies were born in Flint, Mich., during the lead-poisoning crisis from the water supply. Expect an impact over the next decade.