Childhood abuse may stunt growth of part of brain involved in emotions

Three key areas of the hippocampus in the brain were smaller in people who reported maltreatment in childhood

Women with diabetes warned to take precautions when having a baby

Diabetic mothers-to-be have high risk of giving birth to children with congenital abnormality, study says

Dr Dillner’s health dilemmas: should I give my child vitamin D supplements?

Small children require vitamin D to keep bones strong and healthy, but they rarely get the intake they need from the food they're eating

Of course children are unhappy. They live here too

Tanya Gold: The Children's Society report that one in 11 kids are not happy isn't surprising. But treating their suffering seperately is pointless

Facebook apologises for deleting photos of girls pretending to breastfeed

Pictures on an NHS-backed breastfeeding group of two girls pretending to feed dolls were removed for 'policy violation'

Hayley Okines: ‘There’s a lot to be positive about’

Hayley Okines has progeria, a rare condition that makes her age eight times faster than usual. At 14, she has already passed her life expectancy. The strain on her family is huge, but they somehow remain hopeful

The new flashmob – breastfeeding mothers come out into the open

Claire Jones-Hughes: After being harassed for feeding my daughter in public in Brighton, I have decided it is time to make a stand

Getting children cycling to school – it can be done

Peter Walker: Sustrans says its projects more than double the percentage of pupils riding to school within a year

Who needs a cot or a pram when you’re bringing up a baby?

Buying minimum child kit makes for a happier and healthier baby, says one couple