A lot of brain development happens early in life, but researchers don't have a strong understanding of how a baby's brain ...

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 ...

There is growing evidence that breastfeeding improves the brain development of infants. Researchers at Brown University have discovered that breastfeeding alone produces the best results for boosting ...

The brain goes through five distinct stages between birth and death, a new study shows. Scientists identified the average ...

An interdisciplinary team of physicians and scientists show for the first time that a blood protein called fibrin blocks an essential biological process that drives brain development in early life.

When babies are born, their brains contain billions of neurons. But how those neurons interact — and what they can do as babies grow through childhood into adulthood — is largely shaped by their ...

Nutrition plays an important role in the diet of a pregnant woman. And there’s one nutrient that French biochemist Jessie ...

Why don’t we remember specific events during those crucial first few years, when our brains worked overtime to learn so much? A new Yale study finds evidence that we do form memories, but can’t ...

Whether it is day or night, routines better support children’s sleep, brain development, and overall physical health so here ...

Physician-scientists at Oregon Health & Science University warn that exposure to air pollution may have serious implications ...

Common toy injuries include eye injuries. Tamara Oechslin, O.D., Ph.D., associate professor at the UAB School of Optometry , ...