Discover a study showing how skin-to-skin contact boosts brain growth in preterm infants, supporting memory, attention, and ...

Parents have long intuitively known that music holds more than mere entertainment value for their little ones. Now, scientific research confirms this parental wisdom, establishing music as a powerful ...

Premature infants who received more skin-to-skin contact while in NICU showed significantly greater brain growth on discharge ...

Very preterm infants who received more skin-to-skin contact during their hospital stay showed stronger development in brain ...

Researchers at University of California San Diego, part of the national HEALthy Brain and Child Development (HBCD) Study ...

New research suggests giving extra cash to low-income mothers can change their infants’ brain development. Brain measurements at age 1 showed faster activity in key brain regions in infants whose ...

Parents and early educators play an active role in fostering a child's healthy brain development through responsive ...

Preterm infants born before 32 weeks who received more skin-to-skin contact while in the hospital showed stronger brain ...

Infants exposed to gamma-aminobutyric acid-based anesthetics, such as sevoflurane or propofol, before 2 months of age showed faster development of visual brain responses by 2 to 5 months, according to ...

Dietitian Angharad Banner gives some tips on which foods are useful for helping boost children's brain development as part of a healthy diet.

Infants exposed in utero to methamphetamine or whose mother smoked tobacco while pregnant display delays in motor development and white matter maturation, a new study found. "Our findings provide ...

New research shows skin-to-skin care boosts brain development in preterm infants. Keep reading to learn how early bonding ...