New research challenges views on screen time, revealing factors such as parental mental health and the type of screen being used may have some impact on child development. New Curtin University ...

Cynthia Rogers, MD, visits a baby in the Newborn Intensive Care Unit at St. Louis Children's Hospital. Rogers is helping lead a national study aimed at understanding how prenatal factors and early ...

Research at Karlstad University shows that exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals and adverse life events during pregnancy can influence children's behavior and brain development. "We know that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Children growing up in more disadvantaged neighborhoods – meaning those with poor housing quality, more poverty and lower levels ...

There are multiple genetic, environmental, microbial and social factors that can play a part in the development of food allergies in children, according to findings published in JAMA Pediatrics.“Our ...

By Dr. Liji Thomas, MD A sweeping analysis of nearly three million children pinpoints which early-life factors most strongly predict food allergy risk, revealing how skin barrier health, family ...

Policymaking that considers the unique developmental needs of young children, as well as their lived experiences and that of their families, can set the foundation for health and well-being throughout ...

COVID-19 has affected many people in many ways and is likely to affect children in different ways too. One example is by affecting child development due to disrupting their normal relationships with ...