The first year of life is critical for brain development, with the brain forming new connections at an astonishing rate of one million per second. The caregiver’s ability to interact with their ...

A study of infants during their first year of life found that those coming from households where parents felt their income was inadequate to support the family’s needs tended to show delayed brain ...

Here are the common bedtime habits that may harm your child’s sleep, growth and brain development and know expert tips to ...

Exposure to a common pesticide during pregnancy can impair children's brain development and motor function for years to come, a new study says. The widely used pesticide chlorpyrifos is linked to ...

Study maps five major eras of brain wiring from birth to old age, revealing the key turning points that shape how we learn, ...

Early childhood educators and their advocates often talk about the crucial development that happens after a baby is born through age 5. What is happening to a baby's brain that makes these earliest ...

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 ...

Evidence from the past 20 years indicates that the use of computers in classrooms has led to declines in students' academic ...

A generation growing up with algorithmic feeds is not suffering “brain damage,” but their attention, emotions and habits are being shaped in powerful ways. For many families, the first smartphone or ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) — A groundbreaking study in women's health has revealed the lasting impact of preeclampsia, a common pregnancy complication, on children's brain development. Preeclampsia, a ...

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 ...