Delays in language and reading development are common, and learning disorders such as dyslexia can significantly affect a ...

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

Higher vitamin D in pregnancy could mean sharper minds for kids years later. A large US study found early pregnancy may be the key window for boosting brain development, especially in children of ...

New Stanford research shows that hearing their mother’s voice helps premature babies strengthen language pathways in the ...

A clinical trial published Sept. 9 in Anesthesiology found no evidence that brief exposure to inhaled anesthesia harms brain development in infants and young children. Researchers from Seoul National ...

Researchers at the Central Institute of Mental Health (CIMH) in Mannheim, together with international partners, have ...

Do AI chatbots packaged inside plush animals really help children, or do they threaten vital developmental milestones? Companies market them as "screen-free playmates" for toddlers, but pediatric ...

A population-based study of over two million births in Ontario found that prenatal exposure to the sulfate and ammonium ...

Editor's Note: The story has been updated with additional commentary. Higher prenatal exposure to a common pesticide, chlorpyrifos (CPF), was associated with a greater likelihood of brain ...