Groundbreaking neurocognition research is sharpening the scientific focus on a once little-understood process in early childhood: myelination. As studies reveal how this critical brain mechanism ...

A study by scientists from the Universities of Cambridge and Durham has shown that the brains of children born with upper ...

When teenagers shift their sleep schedules between school days and weekends, the resulting mismatch can alter the physical ...

Lonely teens are more likely to lash out at others - and boys are disproportionately impacted on both sides - More than 10,000 U.S. children included in America’s largest long-term study of brain deve ...

There is strong evidence connecting cannabis use during pregnancy to harmful effects on a child’s brain development, including a higher risk of schizophrenia.

Digital engagement is neither inherently benign nor uniformly harmful among young people. Later in life, it can fortify specific cognitive skills through intentional practice.

IRSF investment positions organization at the forefront of early-stage Rett research as genomic medicine reshapes rare ...

Child development expert Dr Amanda Gummer explains three kinds of play - creative, imaginative and active - and their ...

A unique study imaging brain activity in children born with upper limb difference – for example, one hand – has shown the amazing ability of the brain to adapt to compensate and support their daily ...