“Across development, the brain becomes more segregated and more specialized,” Michael said. “We saw that children who ...

The 2024 study provides valuable insights into why this habit is so essential for children and how loss of it can hinder the ...

Early exposure to harsh parenting during preschool years can have widespread effects on the organization of the entire ...

The data from this study came from the National Institutes of Health and were collected beginning in 2015 as part of the ...

During this critical time of brain development, the less time spent checking social media, the better. Gary Goldfield, PhD., ...

A study of children exposed to maternal COVID-19 before birth found no adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes by 2 years and a ...

The genetic mutation that causes Huntington's disease (HD)—a devastating brain disease that disrupts mobility and diminishes ...

Speech and language therapy plays a pivotal role in the early development of young children. The first few years of life are critical for brain development, and early intervention can have a ...

Compared to the great apes, humans have an exceptionally long childhood, during which parents, grandparents and other adults contribute to their physical and cognitive development. This is a key ...

A University of Minnesota Medical School research team has found that giving iron supplements to children living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in sub-Saharan Africa could be an important ...

In a paper advocating for improving nutrition in the first 1,000 days, the American Academy of Pediatrics identified 14 key ...