Lila Sahija
Lila reports on health and science news for The Swaddle. She has loved biology ever since she dissected her first frog in eighth grade, and now has a keen interest in examining human behavior. She also loves animals and takes at least one adventure a year through rural India. Oh, and she bakes a mean German coffee cake.
What Your Hug Says About You
Future
![benefits of hugging](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/68lp9qid/production/b763d8be39701220296db7d0d7135768cc122b69-1200x630.jpg/Hugging-1-1.jpg?rect=276,0,648,630&w=320&h=311&fit=min&auto=format)
Competition Might Be Making Us More Passionate
Bodies
![public display of affection](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/68lp9qid/production/05d4025ee739355622c7bd496aa51d1c98e7ec2e-1200x630.jpg/Relationships-1.jpg?rect=276,0,648,630&w=320&h=311&fit=min&auto=format)
Finally There’s Proof Hot Yoga Is a Scam
Society
![health benefits of bikram yoga](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/68lp9qid/production/4a52e966b6959ba1cc00aeb5fdcbc10443782e26-1800x1200.jpg/Yoga-1.jpg?rect=283,0,1235,1200&w=320&h=311&fit=min&auto=format)
Arrow Poison Might Hold the Secret to Male Birth Control Pill
Bodies
![male birth control pill](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/68lp9qid/production/4b444d3369876df8364e144d656251ad28c36925-1800x1200.jpg/birth-control-for-the-menz.jpg?rect=283,0,1235,1200&w=320&h=311&fit=min&auto=format)
Scientists Spot the Earliest Roots of Empathy in How Babies Process Touch
Future
![baby brain activity](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/68lp9qid/production/3ef60bae8502b1b6f23e695f596b258e45256c59-500x500.jpg/baby-sweet-cheeks.jpg?rect=0,7,500,486&w=320&h=311&fit=min&auto=format)
What’s Going on in a Baby’s Mind? Practice.
Future
![early learning](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/68lp9qid/production/0b03e25c1176ea862a47a5a98331cd3224531bf0-499x499.jpg/babies-practice.jpg?rect=0,8,499,485&w=320&h=311&fit=min&auto=format)
Pink and Blue Toys and the Gendering of Play
Society
![gender neutral toys](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/68lp9qid/production/b2a706c429553f9fe3926aaaf3c6f603ccf06f73-1012x668.jpg/creepy-pink-dolls.jpg?rect=163,0,687,668&w=320&h=311&fit=min&auto=format)
Destiny’s Child Got it Right: Girls Are Survivors, Study Finds
Power
![gender gap life expectance](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/68lp9qid/production/d840318831db7b4102a58a8e63301ef5a91e6d8e-1104x691.jpg/survivor.jpg?rect=197,0,711,691&w=320&h=311&fit=min&auto=format)
When Should a Baby Start Solid Food?
Bodies
![baby solid food](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/68lp9qid/production/3ec438c3162e1e2c615906dcb598b383a8b078f1-500x750.jpg/baby-foods.jpg?rect=0,132,500,486&w=320&h=311&fit=min&auto=format)