Neuroscientists at Columbia and McGill have discovered that high levels of a brain chemical cause depression and suicidal ...

Child maltreatment, which includes abuse and neglect, is one of the most serious public health concerns worldwide. These ...

Using fruit flies, University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers have developed a new model for investigating the genetic ...

Virginia Tech researchers at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute recently released their initial data set from ...

A new study has found that children exposed to higher levels of air pollution in early and mid childhood have weaker connections between key brain regions. The findings highlight the potential impact ...

In case parents needed another reason to police their children's screen time, new research shows that social media use is ...

Humans stand apart from many other primates by taking more time to mature, relying on a supportive network during a long period of childhood.

When babies are born, their brains contain billions of neurons. But how those neurons interact — and what they can do as babies grow through childhood into adulthood — is largely shaped by their ...

Tougher restrictions are coming for teen users on Instagram as a new study is highlighting the impact of social media on teen ...

“By age 3 we know about 50% of what we will eventually know as an adult,” said Prof. Charlie Trautmann, psychology. Trautmann is a part of the Early Childhood Development Project led by Prof. John ...