Babies in financially stressed households show slower brain development, highlighting the importance of income stability ...

New research following children for more than a decade links high screen exposure before age two to accelerated brain maturation, slower decision-making, and increased anxiety by adolescence.

Before age 5, a baby's brain grows rapidly, undergoing a uniquely important moment in development. Yet, many don't understand just how critical it is for setting a person's foundation for thriving.

For Our Keiki is a new KHON2 series that provides practical guidance for Hawaiʻi families to support their children’s ...

Alabama lawmakers are considering new limits on screen use for the state’s youngest learners. The bill known as the Healthy ...

When babies are born, their brains contain billions of neurons. But how those neurons interact — and what they can do as babies grow through childhood into adulthood — is largely shaped by their ...

The Huntington's disease (HD) mutation eventually causes a fatal brain disease in adulthood, but a new study finds that early in life, children with the HD mutation have bigger brains and higher IQ ...

“By age 3 we know about 50% of what we will eventually know as an adult,” said Prof. Charlie Trautmann, psychology. Trautmann is a part of the Early Childhood Development Project led by Prof. John ...

A University of Oregon study finds board games boost brain development and improve early math skills in children by up to 76% ...

Research at Karlstad University shows that exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals and adverse life events during ...