Simple routines also matter. The American Academy of Pediatrics promotes the “Brush, Book, Bed” approach — brushing teeth, reading, and then going to bed. “It sets parents up for a good bedtime ...

Extremely preterm infants with higher fat-free mass at term-equivalent age show better cognitive, language, and motor ...

As the government shutdown continues, an early childhood expert says kids could be paying the biggest price, especially those ...

Luby is an infant/preschool psychiatrist clinician researcher at Washington University School of Medicine. Barch is a clinical scientist researcher at Washington University in St. Louis. The New York ...

Human babies are born remarkably helpless, a deliberate evolutionary advantage. This early dependence allows for extended brain development outside t ...

Researchers have created a detailed map of chemical modifications to DNA that occur in the human brain from the earliest ...

A child's early gut microbiome may influence their risk of developing depression, anxiety or other internalizing symptoms in middle childhood, according to a new UCLA Health study.

Researchers from the University of Copenhagen in Denmark have revealed the role of a specific type of brain cell in the ...

Why Nuts Matter for Growing Brains Food such as nuts, seeds and nut butters make a protein- and zinc-packed snack. Protein ...

A multibillion-dollar project reveals critical moments during pregnancy, and even after birth, when the risk of neurological ...