The arrival of a new baby is life-changing, but it’s not the only transformative outcome of pregnancy. According to a new study, long-term changes to brain structure occur after a woman gives birth. Researchers from the Netherlands and Spain examined brain scans of 25 first-time mothers, from both before and after pregnancy, as well as …

Any mother will tell you that parenthood is full of untold joy, but still comes with its fair share of struggles, from worry to having so little sleep you cry at the mention of a ‘lie in’. But, as science tells us, the positives of motherhood seem to outweigh many of the negatives… While a …

HUMANS LAUGHED BEFORE THEY SPOKE Some scientists believe that laughter was used as a way for humans to relate to one another millions of years before they developed the lung strength for language. The mechanism of laughter is so ingrained in our brains that babies as young as 17 days old have been observed doing …

Why we can’t get enough What is it about the three Cs: Chocolate, cheese, and chips? For some reason, we can never get enough of them. But wanting to chow on a particular food is one thing, being addicted to it is another. Fact is, you can become addicted to a certain food, and you …

The flu isn’t playing around. Experts say it’s been particularly severe, with more than 60,000 Americans testing positive for influenza since Oct. 1 (and that number will keep rising). Why is this flu season so rough compared with some others? It all comes down to the type of flu that’s spreading, according to Margarita Rohr, …