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 ...

A new study shows that whether families can reliably meet basic needs, not just how much they earn, may shape infants’ brain development as early as the first year of life. Study: Income insufficiency ...

In a recent study published in the journal Seminars in Immunology, scientists review key studies on early-life microbial exposure and its impact on immunity and chronic inflammatory disease, ...

A study of 1,585 pregnant women during the COVID-19 era reveals that prenatal risk as defined by a multitude of maternal psychosocial stressors is associated with greater infant inflexibility and ...

An international research team has uncovered compelling evidence that gut-microbe-derived molecules may play an important role in shaping the developing immune system during early childhood. The ...

Are genetic factors underlying children's language development linked to later-life outcomes? In a genome-wide analysis, an international research team found genetic associations between children's ...

As any parent can attest, the first few years of a child's life are marked by many sleepless nights. However, the expectation that infants should sleep through the night by a certain age is widespread ...