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 ...

A new study reveals that the quality of early growth, not just weight gain, influences long-term brain outcomes for extremely preterm infants, highlighting fat-free mass as a crucial marker of early ...

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 ...

A lot of brain development happens early in life, but researchers don't have a strong understanding of how a baby's brain ...

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 ...

A new study in the lab of Jason Stein, Ph.D., modeled brain development in a dish to identify cells and genes that influence ...

Infant enjoys a BPA-free baby bottle (Photo by Glory Chan) DURHAM, North Carolina, February 25, 2013 (ENS) – Environmental exposure to bisphenol A, a chemical found in plastics and resins, may ...

Air pollution affects more than children's lungs. A paediatrician explains how toxic air can quietly interfere with brain development, attention and learning, and what families and schools can do to ...

Antenatal corticosteroids (ACS) are an established therapy for pregnant women at risk of preterm birth to help mature the fetus's lungs and reduce the chances of serious health issues. However, ...