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![New antibody therapy shows promise for advanced pediatric brain cancer](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/95ac29_ee03b2690f174abea9b57ef49033cffb~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/95ac29_ee03b2690f174abea9b57ef49033cffb~mv2.webp)
Joshua Shavit
Jul 15, 2022
New antibody therapy shows promise for advanced pediatric brain cancer
Research has generated promising results for a new blocking antibody therapy that targets a protein critical to cancer's ability to spread.
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![Mosquito netting innovation halves malaria infection in Tanzania](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/95ac29_4fd6eeb1562c47aa9492b145230e0f40~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/95ac29_4fd6eeb1562c47aa9492b145230e0f40~mv2.webp)
Joseph Shavit
Mar 30, 2022
Mosquito netting innovation halves malaria infection in Tanzania
A novel class of bed net kills mosquitoes resistant to traditional insecticides by making them unable to move reducing malaria infections.
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![Anti-cancer drug provides immediate hope for children with brain cancer](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/95ac29_72dcb46ff45b47309f530a4edaeb5d6d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/95ac29_72dcb46ff45b47309f530a4edaeb5d6d~mv2.webp)
Joseph Shavit
Mar 9, 2022
Anti-cancer drug provides immediate hope for children with brain cancer
A genetic map of an aggressive childhood brain tumour called medulloblastoma helped researchers identify a new generation anti-cancer drug.
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![Children may instinctively know how to do division even before hitting the books, study finds](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/95ac29_eaee9f6b0529416589a1910fe2cfbc00~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/95ac29_eaee9f6b0529416589a1910fe2cfbc00~mv2.webp)
Joseph Shavit
Feb 26, 2022
Children may instinctively know how to do division even before hitting the books, study finds
A large body of research suggests that, even before children begin formal education, they possess intuitive arithmetic abilities.
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![According to experts, these 4 secrets are essential to raising kind children](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/95ac29_92c7e89282ee4125aebd9793b368530b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/95ac29_92c7e89282ee4125aebd9793b368530b~mv2.webp)
Joseph Shavit
Dec 14, 2021
According to experts, these 4 secrets are essential to raising kind children
Schools around the world are implementing lessons that teach empathy and compassion, and science is increasingly focusing on their benefits.
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![New drug combination key to very long-term leukemia remission in young patients](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/95ac29_ac5cd38bc9bb47d0bf3aaaa5b92155da~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/95ac29_ac5cd38bc9bb47d0bf3aaaa5b92155da~mv2.webp)
Joseph Shavit
Dec 14, 2021
New drug combination key to very long-term leukemia remission in young patients
Researchers suggest that a 2.5-year regimen involving ibrutinib and chemoimmunotherapy can provide deep, and lasting remissions.
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![National poll: 4 in 5 parents say children today aren’t as thankful as they should be](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/95ac29_40f2c215504f41ca8f5006857fab21a6~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/95ac29_40f2c215504f41ca8f5006857fab21a6~mv2.webp)
Joseph Shavit
Nov 24, 2021
National poll: 4 in 5 parents say children today aren’t as thankful as they should be
More than half of parents worry that they overindulge their children; many report different ways of teaching them to be thankful.
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Joshua Shavit
Sep 17, 2021
Do Alexa and Siri make kids bossier? New research has the answer
Chatting with a robot is now part of many families' daily lives, thanks to conversational agents such as Apple's Siri or Amazon's Alexa.
![Five Nobel Prize winners publish scientific article collection for children](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e914e2_79297a3a77fa44ab940b84ed432a6ae9~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/e914e2_79297a3a77fa44ab940b84ed432a6ae9~mv2.webp)
Joshua Shavit
Sep 11, 2021
Five Nobel Prize winners publish scientific article collection for children
Young people now have access to a free collection of scientific articles written by winners of science’s most coveted honor, the Nobel Prize
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