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Tobacco contains multiple toxic substances that have shown harmful effects on the development of the brain in the fetus.

The effects that violence, emotional neglect and other forms of abuse can have on children are a matter of great concern.

Almost 7 million children have asthma in the United States.

We tell you the results of the latest research.

The Center for Research in Environmental Epidemiology, a partner center of the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), has carried out a study on the association with exposure to green areas at school and the cognitive development of children. The results are clear: trees and contact with nature in general improve the cognitive performance of primary school children. The study has been published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

For a few years now, what we call 'cognitive training' has been the subject of much research in the psychological and neuroscientific field. The purpose of these studies has been, in many cases, to check if working on different aspects of our mental functioning such as attention or working memory can improve these capacities and also, if these improvements could translate into better performance at the school level or better social adjustment.

Where does the need arise to cradle a doll, kick a ball, or live intergalactic adventures moving articulated plastic figurines?

When young children sleep, their brains continue to learn. German researchers from the University of Tübingen and the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognition and Brain Sciences in Leipzig have confirmed this.