The human brain undergoes significant development during the final prenatal months and through the first year of life. And while scientists have begun to map the developmental trajectories of this ...

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, USA, 3 June 2025 – In a comprehensive Genomic Press research article, scientists have uncovered remarkable insights into how the earliest brain connections shape infant ...

Extremely preterm infants with higher fat-free mass at term-equivalent age show better cognitive, language, and motor ...

Scientists have cultivated simplified organoids from human cells in laboratories for years, using them to imitate and study the body’s internal systems for insight into diseases and treatments—however ...

Infants exposed to gamma-aminobutyric acid-based anesthetics, such as sevoflurane or propofol, before 2 months of age showed faster development of visual brain responses by 2 to 5 months, according to ...

Infants born deaf or hard of hearing show adverse changes in how their brains organize and specialize, but exposure to sound ...

New research shows that extended use of Kangaroo Care, a skin-to-skin, chest-to-chest method of caring for a baby, can positively benefit full-term infants and their mothers, with important ...