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 ...

Decades of research show that early psychosocial stress, including chronic exposure to adversity, can shape how a child's ...

The maternal microbiome and immune system have both independent and synergistic effects on fetal brain health—changes in the ...

Disrupting maternal gut-immune axis perturbed immune networks in developing mouse brains, revealing potential mechanisms underlying neurodevelopmental disorders.

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 ...

Babies in financially stressed households show slower brain development, highlighting the importance of income stability ...

In recent years, various research studies have shown that early life experiences can influence brain development in children. Early-life influences on brain growth and behavior were further clarified ...

Some per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are poorly degradable and are also known as 'forever chemicals'. They adversely affect health and can lead to liver damage, obesity, hormonal disorders, ...

Neurodevelopment involves the brain's formation of systems responsible for learning, memory, social skills, and overall function. Critical neurodevelopmental processes such as neurogenesis, synaptic ...