Very preterm infants who received more skin-to-skin contact during their hospital stay showed stronger development in brain ...

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Preterm infants born before 32 weeks who received more skin-to-skin contact while in the hospital showed stronger brain ...

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Extreme instances of stress can cause lasting changes to the brain itself. This could leave some people more vulnerable to ...

Children who feel unsafe at home, in school, or in their neighborhood show differences in brain connectivity. A new neuroimaging study published in Psychological Medicine suggests these differences ...

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 ...

Our bodies are colonized by a teeming, ever-changing mass of microbes that help power countless biological processes.

Researchers emphasize that the heart and brain are deeply interconnected, with every heartbeat influencing cognition and ...

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