By analyzing layers in these teeth, scientists have pinpointed a critical window when baby brains are most vulnerable to ...

A new study examined baby teeth and found there are critical windows early in a child's life when their developing brains are particularly vulnerable to exposures to metals in the environment.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Physician who writes about the rising rates of cancer in young adults. I spoke with a pediatric dentist, Dr. Helen Mo, about the ...

Researchers used baby teeth to prove that environmental metal exposure during specific weeks of infancy predicts adolescent ...

Teeth help animals bite and chew food. Meat-eating carnivores tend to have sharp teeth to sink into their prey, while herbivores tend to have flatter teeth to grind down their plant-based meals. Some ...

Welcoming a baby into the world can come with many anticipatory questions from parents. While some parents are surprised by how much hair their newborn is born with, others are even more shocked to ...