A new study suggests that exposure to lead may have limited brain and language development in Neanderthals, but a gene ...

Delays in language and reading development are common, and learning disorders such as dyslexia can significantly affect a ...

In a groundbreaking study, researchers at Fujita Health University and the Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science ...

Every story, song, or word helps their brain connect language and emotion in ways that last well beyond infancy.

A parenting approach focused on better recognising and responding to emotion can literally change how a teenage brain ...

Infants exposed in utero to methamphetamine or whose mother smoked tobacco while pregnant display delays in motor development and white matter maturation, a new study found. "Our findings provide ...

Sound investments that reduce early childhood adversity can strengthen the foundations of physical and mental health, ...

The findings could help scientists identify at-risk youth sooner, paving the way for earlier, more personalized mental health ...

When you're a teenager, it's easy to feel like the world is watching your every mistake. For some kids, that sense of ...

Early childhood educators and their advocates often talk about the crucial development that happens after a baby is born through age 5. What is happening to a baby’s brain that makes these earliest ...