The earliest stages of life are a crucial time for child development and have a particularly important impact on the brain. More than 80% of a child's brain is formed during the first three years of ...

Seven years after an initial $17.9 million award from the National Institutes of Health, the Illinois Kids Development Study at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign will receive approximately ...

As screening and understanding of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) grows, a new national initiative tapping Drexel expertise aims to yield new insights for many of the 1 in 45 adults and 1 in 35 ...

Family mealtimes are important for parents and children as a space to communicate, socialize, and build attachment relationships. But it can be difficult for busy parents to balance family and work ...

* Prenatal heat and air pollution exposure may disrupt hormones, leading to later behavioral issues in children * Effects are strongest in highly polluted urban areas and can persist through //early ...

How does a pregnant person's environment, diet, stress, medications and social wellbeing affect their pregnancy and - down the road - their child's health? That will be the focus of a new two-year ...