A study carried out by the University of Granada (UGR) has revealed that familial poverty has an impact on the toddlers' brain functioning. Infants belonging to families with lower economic resources ...

This could be pivotal to helping people of all ages.

WHO-developed tool, which measures cognitive, language, motor, and socio-emotional skills in children up to 36 months old, was demonstrated in Karachi.

When a baby enters the world, their brain contains billions of neurons awaiting connection. The first 1,000 days of life, from conception to age two, represent a critical period where over 85% of ...

Screens today have gone from being helpful tools to something young children depend on too much. Doctors and child experts ...

A clinical trial published Sept. 9 in Anesthesiology found no evidence that brief exposure to inhaled anesthesia harms brain development in infants and young children. Researchers from Seoul National ...

Given the complexity of the process, it’s astonishing any human has ever mastered the ability to read. Although written language is ancient — we’ve been at it for roughly 5,000 years — it’s not an ...

A toddler plays with an iPad as her mother pushes her in a stroller. The child ignores her surroundings, mesmerized by the device. A preteen plays Fortnite with his online friends. Most of these ...

Air pollution may seem like a daily nuisance, but exposure during pregnancy and early childhood can have lasting effects.