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BT Buzz
Brains of girls and boys are similar, producing
equal math ability
In 1992, Teen Talk Barbie was released with the controversial voice fragment,
“Math class is hard.” While the toy’s release met with public backlash, this
underlying assumption persists, propagating the myth that women do not thrive in
science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields due to biological
deficiencies in math aptitude. Jessica Cantlon at Carnegie Mellon University led a
research team that comprehensively examined the brain development of young
boys and girls. Their research shows no gender difference in brain function or math
ability. The results of this research are available online in the November 8 issue of
the journal Science of Learning.
Complementary and alternative
therapies to treat colic in babies
Colic can be distressing for both babies and parents, but it’s
not clear what causes it. This makes treating it difficult, and
many parents resort to complementary and alternative (CAM)
therapies because of this lack of conventional treatments.
A review of the evidence on the use of complementary and
alternative (CAM) therapies to treat babies with colic has
shown some that some treatments - including probiotics,
fennel extract and spinal manipulation - do appear to help,
but that overall the evidence on the use of these therapies is
limited so should be treated with caution.
Sudoku
7 5 1 2
2
6 4 3 9
2 8 9
5 9 6 2
8 6 3
7 2 8 4
5
3 4 2 1
Solutions:
3 7 5 8 1 2 4 9 6
2 9 4 5 7 6 1 8 3
6 8 1 4 3 9 5 2 7
7 1 2 6 5 3 8 4 9
5 3 9 1 8 4 6 7 2
8 4 6 2 9 7 3 5 1
1 5 3 7 2 8 9 6 4
4 2 8 9 6 1 7 3 5
9 6 7 3 4 5 2 1 8
BabyTalk | December 2019 13