Brain imaging shows that premature babies process speech in similar ways to adults.

Scientists warn regular use of electronic devices to placate children could interfere with development of empathy, social and problem solving skills…These skills are typically obtained by exploring, unstructured play and interacting with peers, they said…Study found e-books and learning apps are wasted on children under two… Parents encouraged to try apps before their children and to use learning apps with them to enhance learning skills… 

Research on autism has come to contradictory conclusions…Some studies found a lack of connectivity between areas parts of the brain…But others found over-synchronization between different brain areas…New study found the degree of connectivity varies from person to person…

Warning issued by Dr Tony Perry, a geneticist at the University of Bath…It follows a study in April in which scientists were able to cure a genetic liver disease in living, adult mice using the Crispr gene editing technique…'Breakthrough' technique precisely changes target parts of genetic code…Many are worried technology can be used to give babies desirable traits…Experts says we need 'rational thought' rather than a 'knee jerk reaction'…

Mouth shapes are enough to distinguish one language from another.