Skin-to-skin care in babies born before 32 weeks is linked to "measurable differences" in their brain development, scientists say. Longer cuddle sessions were also associated with signs of brain ...

Before age 5, a baby's brain grows rapidly, undergoing a uniquely important moment in development. Yet, many don't understand just how critical it is for setting a person's foundation for thriving.

Two UVA experts, an autism researcher and a doctor who treats patients with autism, weigh in on the latest news and what it ...

When first-time fathers watch videos of their own infants, specific brain regions activate in ways that differ from how they respond to unfamiliar babies—or even their pregnant partners. A new study ...

Doctors find foot in infant's brain, but can't explain what it was doing there. Dec. 18, 2008— -- A doctor in Colorado found a surprise when removing what he thought was a benign growth from a ...

Elizabeth Jonas first got interested in mitochondria by chance. In 1995, she was a postdoctoral researcher at Yale, working at the Marine Biological Lab in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, where she was ...

Parents and early educators play an active role in fostering a child's healthy brain development through responsive ...