Decades of research show that early psychosocial stress, including chronic exposure to adversity, can shape how a child's ...

Parents today are paying closer attention to children's brain development, from nutrition to screen habits. A paediatrician ...

Babies in financially stressed households show slower brain development, highlighting the importance of income stability ...

A new study has uncovered the ways different types of play are linked to children's social abilities and brain activity. The ...

In a study led by researchers from Mass General Brigham, children with more adverse prenatal exposures (APEs) showed higher ...

Children exposed to high levels of screen time before age two showed changes in brain development that were linked to slower ...

Living in neighborhoods with high levels of violence can affect children's development by changing the way that a part of the brain detects and responds to potential threats, potentially leading to ...

A sweeping genetic screen reveals how the brain is built and exposes a hidden gene behind a newly discovered childhood brain ...

Prolonged exposure to poor air quality, especially high PM2.5 levels, can cause lasting neurological damage, particularly in developing brains. Experts warn that exposure during pregnancy and early ...

Which genes are required for turning embryonic stem cells into brain cells, and what happens when this process goes wrong? In ...

ADHD medications work like sleep, not attention boosters, massive brain study reveals. For some kids, focus problems may be ...