Aurora Therapeutics, cofounded by Nobel Prize–winning scientist Jennifer Doudna, plans to use gene editing and a new FDA ...

At two months pregnant, your baby is rapidly developing key organs and features. Learn about common symptoms, what changes to ...

I n the first year of life, human babies are wrinkled, fragile, and vulnerable to all kinds of stressors at home and in the ...

Some recent studies proposed that consciousness emerges early in development, possibly during the third trimester of ...

Backers claim the tests can predict a child’s risk of autism using a strand of hair or a mother’s blood, but critics say they are not ready for the market.

Disrupting maternal gut-immune axis perturbed immune networks in developing mouse brains, revealing potential mechanisms underlying neurodevelopmental disorders.

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

Decades of research show that early psychosocial stress, including chronic exposure to adversity, can shape how a child's ...

Many young children experience significant mental health challenges that interfere with their development, relationships, and ...

High levels of screen time before age two is linked to slower decision-making at age 8 and higher levels of anxiety by ...

By editing thousands of genes in mouse stem cells, the scientists identified a list of over 300 that are crucial for neural differentiation.

Toddlers who spend hours in front of a screen are more likely to suffer anxiety issues as teenagers, warns new research. Long ...