The brains of infants and young children are in continuous and rapid development. These changes are known to go hand in hand with early life learning and the fine-tuning of mental abilities over time.

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 ...

Climate change could be increasing risks to children's brain development. A new study finds that exposure to higher temperatures during pregnancy could spur neurological changes in infancy and beyond.

Integrated home visit intervention improves growth, anemia, and neurodevelopment in small-for-gestational-age infants.

Antenatal corticosteroids (ACS) are an established therapy for pregnant women at risk of preterm birth. Researchers have found that babies given ACS had notably smaller volumes of two key brain ...

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 ...

Preterm infants supported with a multicomponent intravenous lipid emulsion saw improved brain development compared to those given a single-fat source, a new study finds. The research will be presented ...

The first 1,000 days of life are considered crucial for brain development. But can the amount of sugar consumed during this ...

When a parent experiences an infection while breastfeeding, their body can pass biological stress signals to the newborn ...

Preterm infants supported with a multicomponent intravenous lipid emulsion saw improved brain development compared to those given a single-fat source, a new study finds. The research will be presented ...