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Too Much Screen Use Really Might Change Your Kid's Brain
Some say the hysteria over screen time echoes parents' worries that their kids were watching too much TV in the 1980s. But new studies show there's nothing overblown about parents' growing concern.
Babies Create a Mental Map of Their Body Before They Ever Leave the Womb
Those kicks and jabs help your baby build an information superhighway while still in the womb.
Many Kids Are Given Probiotics for Stomach Bugs. But They May Not Help At All.
Young children with intestinal infections don't appear to benefit from several commonly used probiotics.
Ridiculously Tiny Baby Octopus Riding Ocean Trash Is So, So Smol
Marvel at the cuteness of a pea-size baby octopus.
A Mysterious Polio-Like Illness Is on the Rise in Kids. Scientists Don't Know Why.
Dozens of children across the United States have developed a rare polio-like illness, but the reason for this spike in cases remains a mystery, according to health officials.
More Cases of Rare 'Polio-Like' Illness Pop Up Around the US
More and more cases of a rare polio-like illness are being reported across the country, according to news reports.
Will Baby Poop Bacteria Become the New Probiotic?
Could the key to better gut health reside in a probiotic cocktail from baby poop?
Baby Born with Itty, Bitty Tooth … Which a Dentist Promptly Pulled
A newborn in England surprised her parents — and her doctors — when they saw that the infant was born with a tiny tooth, according to news reports.
