“Early brain development is shaped not only by biology, but by the everyday experiences infants have with their caregivers ...

Parents have long intuitively known that music holds more than mere entertainment value for their little ones. Now, scientific research confirms this parental wisdom, establishing music as a powerful ...

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

A new study maps how prenatal stress alters immune signalling in the developing brain at a level of detail not seen before ...

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

Before age 5, a baby's brain grows rapidly, undergoing a uniquely important moment in development. Yet, many don't understand just how critical it is for setting a person's foundation for thriving.

I n the first year of life, human babies are wrinkled, fragile, and vulnerable to all kinds of stressors at home and in the ...

Many mothers give importance to fulfilling all aspects of their babies’ potential from the womb, especially the “brain”, an important organ that is the foundation of intelligence, creativity, and ...

Feb. 25 (UPI) --A new, wide-ranging review of existing scientific data released Tuesday is pointing to the possibility that dozens of commonly prescribed drugs could adversely affect brain development ...

Disrupting maternal gut-immune axis perturbed immune networks in developing mouse brains, revealing potential mechanisms underlying neurodevelopmental disorders.

Hearing the sound of their mother's voice promotes development of language pathways in a premature baby's brain, according to a new Stanford Medicine-led study. During the study, which is publishing ...