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 ...

The immature brain is vulnerable to unique forms of brain injury, including white-matter injury, germinal matrix–intraventricular hemorrhage, and cerebellar hemorrhage. New insights from advanced ...

Babies' brains are not as immature as previously thought, rather they are using the period of postnatal 'helplessness' to learn powerful foundation models similar to those underpinning generative ...

Researchers discovered earlier first use of respiratory medications among infants exposed to wildfire smoke during early developmental periods, according to a study published in Environmental Health.

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 ...

Researchers find that growing up in neighborhoods with more educational and socioeconomic opportunities has a positive impact on infants' brain activity. Growing up in neighborhoods with more ...

High levels of screen time in infancy is linked to developmental delays between ages of two and four. The corresponding study was published in JAMA Pediatrics. In the current study, researchers ...

A study examining cultural characteristics of infants’ behavior found that Korean and Japanese infants cry more when ...

A major international review has found that more than 70% of babies and toddlers are regularly exposed to screens, with one in ten falling asleep with a device. Researchers warn that high screen use ...