A new study published in Nature Mental Health has found that children growing up in states with higher income inequality show ...

Excessive screen time poses risks to children's development, including attention problems, social skill deficits, and sleep ...

The researchers suspected the pathway—known as the social perception pathway—might be functional very early in development.

Scientists found that childhood trauma can change DNA and brain development, leaving long-term biological marks.

New research reveals that child maltreatment leaves measurable biological “scars” on DNA, altering brain structure and function.

That overwhelming work deadline or financial worry isn’t just affecting your mood and sleep. Your stress might actually be altering your child’s developing nervous system through biological pathways ...

Given the complexity of the process, it’s astonishing any human has ever mastered the ability to read. Although written language is ancient — we’ve been at it for roughly 5,000 years — it’s not an ...

As children grow and develop, they need good nutrition for their brain development.Diet rich in essential nutrients provides them with energy and building blocks for a healthy brain and cognitive ...

In a study published in Nature Medicine, Leone and her team reported the first targeted gene therapy to restore myelin, the ...

Higher PFAS levels in mothers’ blood are linked to changes in their children’s brain structure and function, suggesting prenatal exposure may affect early brain development.

Hearing a mother’s voice helps premature babies’ brains grow faster and develop stronger language connections.

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 ...