Introduction -- The changing patterns of disease in children -- The chemical environment -- Children's unique vulnerability to toxic chemicals in the environment -- The links between toxic chemicals ...

Children raised in rural environments who spend a lot of time outdoors with some exposure to animals grow to have better regulated immune systems than children living in urban environments, a new ...

When Kara Livingston and Nicole Boynton were teenagers, they swapped clothes and shoes. This essentially doubled their wardrobe, but an even better benefit in their minds was that sharing clothing cut ...

Research at Karlstad University shows that exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals and adverse life events during pregnancy can influence children's behavior and brain development. "We know that ...

Getting people to change their behavior is a challenging task. From the Stanford Marshmallow Experiment to the Piano Stair Experiment, scientists have been trying to understand what motivates people ...

It’s all about creating a ripple, with the hope that children who learn about the environment will share the message with their friends and family, and they, too, will care for the coast in their own ...