Many parents think the school years matter most for neurological development, but a UVA expert says the biggest gains start much earlier.

Scientists studying human development are working to improve equipment to learn how babies' brains develop. A team at Virginia Tech is starting a study to follow 80 children for four years.

Newborn finger proportions may reflect early hormone exposure and could be linked to differences in early brain growth.

Children who spent a lot of time on screens before the age of two showed changes in brain development that were later linked ...

When my 9-month-old refused to eat, a phone felt like the only solution. But experts warn that early screen exposure can quietly affect brain and emotional development.

A long-running study shows that unhealthy, ultraprocessed diets at age two are linked to lower IQ scores in children by age six and seven.

A new analysis from the 2015 Pelotas Birth Cohort suggests that dietary patterns at just 2 years of age are associated with ...

Human newborns arrive remarkably underdeveloped. The reason lies in a deep evolutionary trade-off between big brains, bipedalism and the limits of motherhood.

Immigration reform should not come at the expense of children’s wellbeing, parents’ and caregivers’ dignity, or our nation’s moral compass.

Children who are not fed foods that support their rapidly growing bodies and brains are at risk of having a lower intelligence quotient, experts say. While genetics can influence a child’s ...

As your pregnancy progresses, your baby starts to develop simple movement skills like opening and closing their hands in the womb. This movement indicates that your baby is developing a healthy brain ...

Knock Knock Children's museum in Louisiana has partnered with Volunteers of America to make early childhood education more accessible, promoting the Crawbaby Learning Zone exhibit for ...