The National Institutes of Health failed to protect brain scans that an international group of fringe researchers used to ...

Decades of research show that early psychosocial stress, including chronic exposure to adversity, can shape how a child's brain develops, with effects that last well beyond childhood. But families ...

The popularity of social media and its negative effect on children have become controversial subjects. A growing number of ...

Parents today are far more aware of what goes into their child’s body and how those early choices shape the developing brain. It’s a shift paediatricians have been noticing quietly over the past few ...

Research at Karlstad University shows that exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals and adverse life events during ...

Before age 5, a baby's brain grows rapidly, undergoing a uniquely important moment in development. Yet, many don't understand just how critical it is for setting a person's foundation for thriving.

A recent study from Oregon Health and Science University found common air pollutants can alter adolescent brain development.

Children with autism have different brains than children without autism, down to the structure and density of their neurons, according to a study by the University of Rochester Medical Center, New ...

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 ...

Adolescents have long engaged in high-risk behaviors and poor decisions. Now we know that it's got a lot to do with what's ...