Your baby's brain is one of the first major organs to start developing – just three weeks in. And here's the wild part: It'll keep growing all the way into their 20s. The brain and spinal cord team up ...

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.

Pregnancy nutrition is not just about eating for two, but impacts your baby's long-term health and disease risk. Jessie ...

New research has made a striking link between a mother’s exposure to “forever chemicals” during pregnancy and the shape of her child’s brain at age five. The findings offer no conclusion as to whether ...

The five factors, collectively known as the Thrive 5, include nutrition through breast milk or formula, stimulation through ...

Luby is an infant/preschool psychiatrist clinician researcher at Washington University School of Medicine. Barch is a clinical scientist researcher at Washington University in St. Louis. The New York ...

By Dr. Liji Thomas, MD A new study shows that whether families can reliably meet basic needs, not just how much they earn, ...

The brains of humans and other mammals contain a vast array of neuronal and non-neuronal cell types. The human capacity to process information into complex emotions, behaviours and decisions relies on ...