New government research indicates that increased screen time may be linked to poorer vocabulary development in toddlers.

A new study has uncovered the ways different types of play are linked to children's social abilities and brain activity. The ...

If you have a child, a younger sibling, or even a friend with a kid, you’ll know just how quickly they seem to grow up. One minute they’re a little newborn raisin, screaming, sleeping, pooping, and ...

A recent study from Oregon Health and Science University found common air pollutants can alter adolescent brain development.

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.

A top brain expert reveals the specific dietary boundaries he sets at home to prevent neurological damage and foster peak ...

Reading is more than just a silent activity for kids; it is one of the best methods for developing the brain during childhood ...

Between 1955 and 1970, the United States passed five laws to monitor and regulate the country’s air pollution. Each act built upon the last and, in 1970, Congress passed the Clean Air Act, which ...

In a study led by researchers from Mass General Brigham, children with more adverse prenatal exposures (APEs) showed higher ...

A new study in the journal Nature Mental Health explores how a mother’s positive state of mind during pregnancy affects the structure and function of the developing fetal brain by measuring these ...