Decades of research show that early psychosocial stress, including chronic exposure to adversity, can shape how a child's brain develops, with effects that last well beyond childhood. But families ...

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

Which genes are required for turning embryonic stem cells into brain cells, and what happens when this process goes wrong? In ...

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 ...

A long-term study shows how screen time in babies may alter brain development and increase vulnerability to anxiety years ...

Children exposed to high levels of screen time before age 2 showed changes in brain development that were linked to slower ...

New research following children for more than a decade links high screen exposure before age two to accelerated brain maturation, slower decision-making, and increased anxiety by adolescence.

Scientists from the University of Oregon Health and Science (OHSU) have warned that air pollution can have a serious impact ...

A sweeping genetic screen reveals how the brain is built and exposes a hidden gene behind a newly discovered childhood brain ...