Are genetic factors underlying children's language development linked to later-life outcomes? In a genome-wide analysis, an international research team found genetic associations between children's ...

Nearly two million children in the UK are affected by early language delays. New research will examine whether noise in nurseries is a hidden factor. An estimated 1.9 million children across the UK ...

Language development during early childhood can indicate how well a baby's nervous system was developed in the womb. Prenatal exposure to cortisol – a steroid hormone that helps the body respond to ...

A new Healthy Living Together session explores how daily interactions help build strong language skills in young children.

Rachel Fairbank is a freelance science writer based in Texas. When she is not writing, she can be found spending time with her family, or at her local boxing gym. Part of a child’s early language ...

Nearly two million children in the UK are affected by early language delays. New research will examine whether noise in nurseries is a hidden factor. An estimated 1.9 million children across the UK ...

Source: spass/bigstockphoto What happens when 40 percent of a generation cannot function effectively at school? Signs are emerging that this may happen with the children who were 0 to 6 years old ...

Roughly one in ten babies worldwide is born before 37 weeks of pregnancy – a birth considered preterm. These infants are biologically less mature at birth and face a higher risk of developmental ...