A local pediatrician is spearheading an initiative aimed at enhancing early childhood brain development. Dr. Brent Prather, a ...

Researchers at University of California San Diego, part of the national HEALthy Brain and Child Development (HBCD) Study Consortium, have announced the first data release from this landmark study, ...

In a recent study published in the journal JAMA Pediatrics, researchers evaluated how fundamental environmental supports, encapsulated as a thrive factor (T-factor), during the first year of life ...

The first years of our lives are critical when it comes to brain development and cognition. But reading books and learning times tables can only go so far when driving this cognitive development. Our ...

When babies are born, their brains contain billions of neurons. But how those neurons interact — and what they can do as babies grow through childhood into adulthood — is largely shaped by their ...

“By age 3 we know about 50% of what we will eventually know as an adult,” said Prof. Charlie Trautmann, psychology. Trautmann is a part of the Early Childhood Development Project led by Prof. John ...

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.

New research from a team at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) has for the first time shown how inflammation in early childhood can affect brain development and contribute to the ...

Your baby’s brain is one of the first major organs to start developing. Learn more about fetal brain development and what ...

Human babies are born remarkably helpless, a deliberate evolutionary advantage. This early dependence allows for extended brain development outside t ...

Adoptees’ higher ADHD rates reflect genetic, prenatal, and social factors, highlighting the need for trauma-informed, ...