The Importance of Breast Milk for Newborns Breast milk is often referred to as a miracle food for infants, but its benefits ...

More than half the calories consumed by young kids in the U.S. come from ultra-processed foods. Now, a new study warns that ...

Family finances and opportunities in a child’s neighborhood account for about 16% of the variability in kids’ brain function — far more than IQ, health history or how their parents raise them, ...

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

The environment in which children grow up can play a central role in their mental development and psychological well-being. For instance, past studies have found that a family's socioeconomic status ...

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America’s young people face a mental health crisis, and adults constantly debate how much to blame phones and social media. A new round of conversation has been spurred by Jonathan Haidt’s book “The ...

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 ...

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

Becoming a father is great for a man’s brain health — starting when he first learns that a new child is expected, and then on ...