The human brain undergoes significant development during the final prenatal months and through the first year of life. And while scientists have begun to map the developmental trajectories of this ...

Blood Oxygen Level Dependent (BOLD) variability reflects meaningful brain activity, yet its structural and biological correlates during early development remain unknown. Using longitudinal ...

Antenatal corticosteroids (ACS) are an established therapy for pregnant women at risk of preterm birth. Researchers have found that babies given ACS had notably smaller volumes of two key brain ...

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 ...

A new study shows that whether families can reliably meet basic needs, not just how much they earn, may shape infants’ brain development as early as the first year of life. Study: Income insufficiency ...

The incidence of pre-term birth is on the rise globally due to a slew of unknown reasons, although some suggest that psychological stressors, such as chronic stress, unstable housing, and poor ...

When caregivers notice an infant's head is flat on one side or asymmetrical, they often worry whether it might affect brain ...

A review of 32 EEG studies links caffeine to weaker deep-sleep brain waves even when sleep seems normal. What the evidence shows and its limits. Lake Powell Hits Record Low and Lake Mead Could Fall ...

In children aged four to seven years, a higher body mass index (BMI) was associated with structural features of brain regions involved in taste perception and processing of reward-related signals.