Researchers emphasize that these results, together with previous evidence, point to a growing need for stricter controls on ...

A new study proposes that autism arises when genetic vulnerability, an early environmental trigger, and prolonged activation of the cellular stress response align during critical developmental windows ...

NEARLY one in four Filipino children under five suffers from stunting or chronic malnutrition, a crisis that Unicef warns is causing irreversible harm to learning, productivity, and human capital ...

The three-hit model, developed from more than a decade of systems biology research, proposes that autism develops when three ...

For years, many families have believed that a child’s intelligence is inherited from the mother, a claim often repeated in ...

THE country is exploring mandatory food fortification as part of a broader effort to strengthen child nutrition programs under the Kalusugan at Nutrisyon ng Mag-Nanay Act, in response to persistently ...

Brain organoids are revolutionising research, but their growing complexity raises unsettling ethical questions.

Pediatric Eye Specialists, a leading provider of pediatric ophthalmology services in North Texas, has published a new educational resource titled Pediatric Optic Nerve Hypoplasia (ONH) to help parents ...

A study from Karolinska Institute and Oregon Health & Science University links social media use to increased inattention symptoms in children aged 10-14.

The human brain is a marvel, with intricate pathways connecting its various regions - a superhighway of learning. These neural pathways are the foundation of our thoughts, actions and responses to the ...

UCSF’s Program in Craniofacial Biology (PCB) brings together researchers to study the cellular and molecular mechanisms ...

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh discovered a promising new biomarker of "complicated" mild- to severe-pediatric traumatic brain injury, or TBI.