Disrupted and poor quality sleep in the earliest months of a child's life can be an indicator of depression, anxiety and behavioral problems among toddlers, according to a new study. Disrupted and ...

Meningitis in infancy in England and Wales: follow up at age 5 years BMJ Volume 323, pp 533-6 Editorial: Legacy of bacterial meningitis in infancy BMJ Volume 323, pp 523-4 Children who get meningitis ...

CU Boulder researcher Emily Yeo finds that some babies may benefit from more support and resources so they can grow up to lead long, happy and healthy lives In an ideal world, every baby would be born ...

A recent neuroimaging study found that regulatory problems in infancy (i.e., difficulties with sleeping, crying, and/or ...

The human brain undergoes significant development during the final prenatal months and through the first year of life. And while scientists have begun to map the developmental trajectories of this ...

Vision plays a crucial role in how infants and young children learn and develop. Recognizing signs of eye issues earlier may help diagnose and treat potential conditions before complications arise.

As any parent can attest, the first few years of a child's life are marked by many sleepless nights. However, the expectation that infants should sleep through the night by a certain age is widespread ...

New findings from the University of Helsinki underscore the importance of gut microbiota as a part of infant physiological development. The study suggests that gut microbiota succession is not only ...

The COVID crisis throws into relief what happens when grief has—quite literally—nowhere to go. The evidence suggests that most people summon strengths that surpass their own expectations. It is ...