That viral claim that your frontal lobe “isn’t fully developed until 25” turns out to be more myth than milestone. Early ...

Youth with related behavior challenges may have trouble moving between different brain states, according to a new study from ...

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, USA, 3 June 2025 – In a comprehensive Genomic Press research article, scientists have uncovered remarkable insights into how the earliest brain connections shape infant ...

At a typical pediatric visit, parents and clinicians examine where a child falls on growth charts that compare their height and weight to national averages. Now, a team of University of Maryland ...

Kids light up around screens, both literally and neurologically. It’s almost startling how quickly their attention funnels into a tablet, a phone, or the TV glowing in the corner of the living room.

Children exposed to high levels of screen time before age 2 showed changes in brain development that were linked to slower decision-making and increased anxiety by their teenage years, according to ...

A study suggesting that the human brain enters a stable phase around age 32 has people in their 20s feeling validated. University of Cambridge neuroscientists released their research results on ...

One thing I often wonder when I see my kids spend time watching videos on their tablets or online gaming on their consoles is what is it doing to their young brains? Who better to talk this over with ...

The first year of life is critical for brain development, with the brain forming new connections at an astonishing rate of one million per second. The caregiver’s ability to interact with their ...

Immigration reform should not come at the expense of children’s wellbeing, parents’ and caregivers’ dignity, or our nation’s moral compass.

When Superstorm Sandy made a beeline for New York City in October 2012, it flooded huge swaths of downtown Manhattan, leaving 2 million people without electricity and heat and damaging tens of ...