June 14, 2012 — A longitudinal imaging study has showed that infants at high risk for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) with a subsequent ASD diagnosis exhibited abnormal development of white matter in ...

Research consistently shows that one of the most powerful things you can do for a baby is read to them, supporting early ...

Antenatal corticosteroids (ACS) are an established therapy for pregnant women at risk of preterm birth. Researchers have found that babies given ACS had notably smaller volumes of two key brain ...

A recent study published in the journal Scientific Reports observed that maternal heart rate variability (mHRV) at three months postpartum is associated with infant neurophysiology and maternal mental ...

A new study shows that whether families can reliably meet basic needs, not just how much they earn, may shape infants’ brain development as early as the first year of life. Study: Income insufficiency ...

The incidence of pre-term birth is on the rise globally due to a slew of unknown reasons, although some suggest that psychological stressors, such as chronic stress, unstable housing, and poor ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Given the complexity of the process, it’s astonishing any human has ever mastered the ability to read. Although written language ...