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 ...

To learn more about our editorial approach, explore The Direct Message methodology. Research suggests that when parents perceive their income as insufficient — not objectively poor by some government ...

Research consistently shows that one of the most powerful things you can do for a baby is read to them, supporting early ...

The gut microbiome and epigenetics-molecular switches that turn genes on or off-are intertwined, and both contribute to ...

It's a scientific truth many in the field of early childhood development like to parrot: children's brains are like sponges. But getting to see a child's sponge-like learning in action, from the ...

A recent study published in the journal Scientific Reports observed that maternal heart rate variability (mHRV) at three months postpartum is associated with infant neurophysiology and maternal mental ...

New research suggests giving extra cash to low-income mothers can change their infants’ brain development. Brain measurements at age 1 showed faster activity in key brain regions in infants whose ...

Electrical signals from the brain could help identify potential issues in the organ's development, a new study reports.

Crucially, these maternal improvements were accompanied by developmental benefits in infants ...

The government is set to celebrate the 8th edition of ‘Poshan Pakhwada’, reaffirming the commitment to improving nutritional ...