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

“Early brain development is shaped not only by biology, but by the everyday experiences infants have with their caregivers ...

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

Many young children experience significant mental health challenges that interfere with their development, relationships, and ...

Some recent studies proposed that consciousness emerges early in development, possibly during the third trimester of ...

Most conversations about breast milk tend to focus on topics like nutrients, antibodies and bonding time rather than bacteria ...

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

An international research team has uncovered compelling evidence that gut-microbe-derived molecules may play an important ...

As a growing number of schools ban phones because of concerns about how they could affect mental health, a new study warns ...

Children exposed to high levels of screen time before age two showed changes in brain development that were linked to slower decision-making and increased anxiety by their teenage years. This was done ...

ARTESIA, HOBBS, N.M. The Permian Strategic Partnership (PSP) on Friday announced the expansion of access to critical early ...

Self-awareness is a profound developmental advance that shapes how toddlers begin to understand themselves as separate individuals and relate to others. It's arrival is deeply intertwined with both ...