The environment in which children grow up can play a central role in their mental development and psychological well-being.

A child's family income and the neighborhood they grow up in may play a much bigger role in brain development than previously ...

Family finances and opportunities in a child’s neighborhood account for about 16% of the variability in kids’ brain function ...

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A study of more than 2,300 9- to 10-year-olds found that socioeconomic factors explained most differences in the preteens' brain development.

Luby is an infant/preschool psychiatrist clinician researcher at Washington University School of Medicine. Barch is a clinical scientist researcher at Washington University in St. Louis. The New York ...

UNIGE scientists have discovered that children with autism exhibit different brain patterns depending on their language ...

The bond between parents and children shapes much of a child’s development. When drug use enters this dynamic, it can profoundly alter not just family emotions but how children perceive their world.

Maternal exposure to ambient heat during pregnancy has been shown to increase the risk for several adverse birth outcomes. Now research reveals that variations of ambient temperature during pregnancy ...

From televisions in living rooms to tablets in playrooms, digital screens have become common in homes everywhere. Toddlers today encounter screens far more often than children in previous generations.

Findings of the study suggest that the natural compounds found in blueberries may support brain development and emotional ...