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 ...

Infants born deaf or hard of hearing show adverse changes in how their brains organize and specialize, but exposure to sound and language may help them develop more normally, according to ...

Early life pain exposure alters brain development in preterm infants, particularly female infants, according to a new study. The observational cohort study collected and analyzed data from 150 infants ...

Extremely preterm infants with higher fat-free mass at term-equivalent age show better cognitive, language, and motor ...

Maternal underweight, on the other hand, did not show significant associations in the fully adjusted analysis. The study ...

New research has made a striking link between a mother’s exposure to “forever chemicals” during pregnancy and the shape of ...

M grant supports expanded use of portable MRI to evaluate brain development and guide targeted health interventions in underserved communities.

Infants exposed in utero to methamphetamine or whose mother smoked tobacco while pregnant display delays in motor development and white matter maturation, a new study found. "Our findings provide ...

New evidence reveals how ultra-processed foods reshape children’s brain development, mood, and attention, highlighting why ...