Ensuring children eat well is a daily challenge, but balanced nutrition is key to their physical, emotional, and cognitive ...

The study highlights a broader issue about how long-term exposure to pesticides can affect human health, even at low levels.

Empathy is the ability to perceive another person’s perspective, to understand, feel, and possibly share and respond to their ...

COVID-19 infections and inflammation during pregnancy can affect how a baby's brain grows — just like other illnesses do. But ...

Eggs are a nutritional powerhouse for growing children, offering high-quality protein, choline, and essential vitamins ...

A local pediatrician is spearheading an initiative aimed at enhancing early childhood brain development. Dr. Brent Prather, a ...

As the government shutdown continues, an early childhood expert says kids could be paying the biggest price, especially those ...

New testing in maternal hyperoxia — giving extra oxygen to pregnant people — shows that prenatal interventions might yield ...

Prenatal exposure to the insecticide chlorpyrifos causes widespread brain abnormalities and poorer motor skills in children.

One thing all parents can agree on is that they want their children to stay safe and grow up to be healthy adults. Research ...

As we look back over the past nine years and reflect on our early childhood education system, I am continually struck by “what if” questions. In 2016, Marin County had the opportunity to pass a ...

A commonly prescribed antibiotic could help reduce the risk of some young people developing schizophrenia, researchers have found. An international team involving scientists at the University of ...