Childhood adversities have distinct effects on mental health and cognitive development, necessitating a nuanced understanding beyond the traditional adverse childhood experiences framework. The study ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . An early parenting intervention appeared to enhance child brain regions associated with social cognitive ...

Research on infant thinking suggests that babies are more complex thinkers than was once believed. There is now evidence that, by the end of their first year, children are capable of logical reasoning ...

Researchers have identified small molecules in the blood that may impact early childhood development, showing how dietary exposures, early life experiences, and gut health can influence a child's ...

The preschool years present a critical developmental period sensitive to changes in public health and social policy, for which robust investments in programs that support families can improve ...

January 11, 2010 — Children who develop schizophrenia as adults already show signs of cognitive deficits by the age of 7 years and lag behind their peers on measures of memory, attention, and ...

Annals of Nutrition & Metabolism, Vol. 71, Meeting the Iron Needs of Young Children (2017), pp. 25-38 (15 pages) The theoretical irreversible damage that iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia can ...