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 ...

To learn more about our editorial approach, explore The Direct Message methodology. Research suggests that when parents perceive their income as insufficient — not objectively poor by some government ...

A recent study published in the journal Scientific Reports observed that maternal heart rate variability (mHRV) at three months postpartum is associated with infant neurophysiology and maternal mental ...

New research suggests giving extra cash to low-income mothers can change their infants’ brain development. Brain measurements at age 1 showed faster activity in key brain regions in infants whose ...

What you eat during pregnancy not only affects you but also your baby. Jessie explains how it can predispose the baby's brain to mental health issues in future.

University of Helsinki researchers have developed artificial intelligence software, which can evaluate the maturity of a preterm infant's brain directly from an EEG. Researchers at the University of ...

It is considered one of the most critical learning and development phases of a human being. In the initial years of life, the ...

The thyroid is a small gland present in the neck that produces hormones which are essential for growth, brain development, ...

An international team led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children’s Hospital, McGill University and ...