Recent research has unveiled a disturbing connection between elevated levels of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances ...

Maternal stress, encompassing physical, emotional, and psychological distress, remains a widespread yet underestimated risk ...

National Dairy Council reports that iodine is crucial for brain development in the first 1,000 days of a child's life, yet ...

A mom and dad in Georgia are accused of abandoning their three children — all under the age of 5 — at a campsite, leaving them to fend for themselves and hungry because they hadn't eaten in days.

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

On the 25th at the Haeundae-gu Cinema Center Sky Theater in Busan, Director Noh Gyu-shik, a specialist in brain development, ...

The study found that children living in areas with higher rates of inequality had a reduced cortex surface area and altered connections between different areas of the brain, regardless of individual ...

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 ...

Preschool years are a period of rapid brain development. By the age of five, a child's brain is approximately 90 percent of its adult size, highlighting the importance of this developmental window in ...

A developmental sign in early childhood could help to flag the future likelihood of ADHD—and ensure the right support is given at the right time. Brain wiring at this stage of life could lay the ...