Chimp study shows how hanging out with friends makes life less stressful
Research suggests friends don’t just help in the bad times – they cut damaging stress just by being around.
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Baby bottle propping isn’t just dangerous – it’s a sign of a broken society
A new baby feeding trend shows how desperate some mothers are getting for parenting help.
Four ways touch can boost your health and wellbeing
From lowering stress to reducing pain, touch can have many important benefits.
Study of low risk women reveals good news on the home birth front
Women who give birth at home as part of a publicly funded home birth program have an overall low risk of problems such as stillbirth, postpartum hemorrhaging and emergency cesarean section, a new study…
More and more women in Australia are having their labour induced. Does it matter?
What are the risks and benefits of having labour induced?
Synced brains: how to bond with your kids – according to neuroscience
The brain activity of a parent and child can become synchronised during play and problem solving.
Autistic people seem to feel joy differently – here’s what it can tell us about neurodivergence
It’s a common misperception that autistic people are always unemotional.
Why are people religious? A cognitive perspective
These psychological adaptations help us to sustain belief in religion.
‘Sleep divorce’: could separate beds improve your health?
Sleeping together can synchronise heart rates and boost intimacy. But if a partner disrupts your sleep, separate beds may protect both health and relationship.
Having a baby at a birth centre is as safe as hospital but results in less intervention
Compared to women who give birth in a birth centre, those who give birth in hospitals are much more likely to have interventions – from epidurals, to labour augmentation and caesarean deliveries.
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