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Boosting Cognitive Skills in Children Smart devices such as smartphones, televisions, and video games can have a profound ...

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 ...

The first year of life is critical for brain development, with the brain forming new connections at an astonishing rate of one million per second. The caregiver’s ability to interact with their ...

At a typical pediatric visit, parents and clinicians examine where a child falls on growth charts that compare their height and weight to national averages. Now, a team of University of Maryland ...

Early-life adversity affects more than half of the world's children and is a significant risk factor for cognitive and mental health problems later in life. In an extensive and up-to-the-minute review ...

Expansion of initiatives with AI-powered portable MRI will enable evaluation of childhood brain development through neonatal scanning and guide targeted health interventions in underserved communities ...