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

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

Children exposed to high levels of screen time before age 2 showed changes in brain development that were linked to slower ...

"We cannot slacken our efforts." Researchers issue warning about invisible threat that could impact newborns' brain development: 'Further steps are needed' first appeared on The Cool Down.

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

Children exposed to high levels of screen time before age two showed changes in brain development that were linked to slower ...

A new study from Spain reveals that babies born to mothers exposed to higher air pollution levels in pregnancy show signs of slower brain myelination, a subtle but telling shift in how early brain ...

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia, 18 March 2025 – A pioneering peer-reviewed research study published in Brain Medicine provides compelling evidence that maternal infections during pregnancy can have lasting ...

The maternal microbiome and immune system have both independent and synergistic effects on fetal brain health—changes in the ...

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