A new study links satellite data with brain imaging to reveal how environmental factors like light pollution, green spaces, ...

Studies show that reading books with your young children does more than help them learn words and develop language skills.

It's a scientific truth many in the field of early childhood development like to parrot: children's brains are like sponges.

A recent study conducted in mice suggests that specific beneficial bacteria in a pregnant mother’s gut could support healthy ...

That’s why roughly 43% of early educators must rely on public assistance programs such as food stamps. Such low wages have ...

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

Prenatal sleep quality significantly influences neonatal brain development and emotional outcomes, highlighting the need for ...

Breastfeeding Alters Infant Gut in Ways That Boost Brain Development, May Improve Test Scores Dec. 13, 2023 — Breastfeeding, even partially alongside formula feeding, changes the chemical makeup ...

Autism spectrum disorder and other neurodevelopmental disorders could be triggered by air pollution, a new study suggests.

From brain development to lifelong health – what your baby eats in the first 1,000 days matters. Sugar in baby food? It’s ...

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

Exposure to nitric oxide (NO)— which is produced when fuel is burned — while a mother is pregnant, or in the early months of ...