There's a lot going on in your baby's brain before age 5. Here's why experts call it a critical time for setting up a child's ...

"This is a stellar study, and there can be absolutely no doubt that exposure to chlorpyrifos damages children's brains," said ...

The earliest stages of life are a crucial time for child development and have a particularly important impact on the brain. More than 80% of a child's brain is formed during the first three years of ...

Clinical has found that behavioral and emotional problems in children are linked to differences in the structure of brain ...

A clinical trial published Sept. 9 in Anesthesiology found no evidence that brief exposure to inhaled anesthesia harms brain development in infants and young children. Researchers from Seoul National ...

The human brain undergoes significant development during the final prenatal months and through the first year of life. And while scientists have begun to map the developmental trajectories of this ...

Generous anti-poverty programs may help narrow gaps in mental health and brain development between children living in low- versus high-income households, a new study finds. The analysis, published in ...

Magnetic resonance imaging often yields inconsistent results when assessing the brain’s structural characteristics in ...

Summary: A new study suggests that autism may be linked to the rapid evolution of brain cell types unique to humans.

The brain develops in spurts throughout childhood and adolescence, but not much is understood about the process. To disentangle this complicated puzzle surrounding one of the body’s most mysterious ...

Cursive is again becoming something to write home about as experts point out it may just boost a child's brain development. The "Cursive Challenge" is also now going viral on TikTok, with several ...

When we think of child abuse, physical violence or emotional cruelty often comes to mind first. However, the most common form of maltreatment is actually much quieter: neglect.