Decades of research show that early psychosocial stress, including chronic exposure to adversity, can shape how a child's ...

Parents today are paying closer attention to children's brain development, from nutrition to screen habits. A paediatrician ...

Adderall, Ritalin and other stimulants prescribed for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder seem to work on brain areas ...

Babies in financially stressed households show slower brain development, highlighting the importance of income stability ...

The programs are an outgrowth of the awareness of the importance of the first 3 years in a child’s intellectual, emotional ...

Black children living in poverty face increased instances of stress and trauma that can alter their brain development, a new study found. The study was published this week by the American Journal of ...

Now, researchers say the stimulants don’t work as previously believed. Instead of affecting regions of the brain that control ...

Not getting enough sleep can put a damper on your day. But for elementary-school age kids, routinely sleeping less than nine hours at night may have a lasting effect on neurocognitive development, ...

Children exposed to high levels of screen time before age two showed changes in brain development that were linked to slower ...

Air pollution affects more than children's lungs. A paediatrician explains how toxic air can quietly interfere with brain development, attention and learning, and what families and schools can do to ...

The maternal microbiome and immune system have both independent and synergistic effects on fetal brain health—changes in the ...