At a typical pediatric visit, parents and clinicians examine where a child falls on growth charts that compare their height and weight to national averages.

VICTOR AYENI writes about the growing trend of aid diversion in orphanages where caregivers corner food and supplies meant ...

Sad beige' rooms may be all the rage among style-conscious parents, but experts say high-contrast visuals—not muted ...

Children who survive Gaza's starvation crisis will suffer permanent damage as a lack of food affects their growth and brain ...

Higher vitamin D in pregnancy could mean sharper minds for kids years later. A large US study found early pregnancy may be the key window for boosting brain development, especially in children of ...

Oxygen deprivation around birth can lead to brain damage in babies, with far-reaching consequences. A new stem cell treatment ...

Higher vitamin D levels during pregnancy may be linked to better scores on cognitive tests, according to a new study by the ...

This study examines a valuable question regarding the developmental trajectory of neural mechanisms supporting facial expression processing. Leveraging a rare intracranial EEG (iEEG) dataset including ...

Unhealthy maternal diets may alter gut microbes, impacting brain development and increasing autism risk in offspring. Study ...

A new study by researchers at Simon Fraser University is shedding light on how the brain's wiring in early childhood lays the ...

In the wake of Texas’ deadly floods, families across the country are grieving and worried about how trauma may impact the children who survived and the ones watching from afar. Experts say traumatic ...