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, ...

The Huntington's disease (HD) mutation eventually causes a fatal brain disease in adulthood, but a new study finds that early in life, children with the HD mutation have bigger brains and higher IQ ...

Children with lower adaptive skills in early childhood showed significantly reduced limbic brain activation if they were exposed to prenatal stress. However, children with stronger adaptive skills ...

New Delhi, April 8 (IANS): The government is set to celebrate the 8th edition of ‘Poshan Pakhwada’, reaffirming the commitment to improving nutritional outcomes across the country. According to the ...

Our nation's largest early childhood program has not fully caught up with what science now tells us about how children learn.

In a comprehensive Genomic Press research article, scientists have uncovered remarkable insights into how the earliest brain connections shape infant emotional development, potentially offering new ...

More than 500,000 Medicare enrollees signed up for the $50 GLP-1 Bridge in two months what it means for eligibility, costs, and coverage after 2027. A new public charge rule starts Sept. 18, letting ...

“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 ...

Medications that disrupt rapid eye movement (REM) sleep—such as stimulants, antipsychotics, and antidepressants—may alter the development of a child's brain according to a new study from Washington ...

These images show some of the testing done with newborns as part of the HBCD study. The left side shows a play assessment, which assesses how babies interact with their environment, and the right side ...