The prevalence of congenital heart disease points to the need for a better understanding of how it influences ...

Transferring the mother's vaginal bacteria onto newborns delivered via cesarean section appears to be beneficial to infants' early development, researchers reported June 15 in the journal Cell Host & ...

Birth order, a non-genetic factor, may influence early neurodevelopment. A nationwide Japanese birth cohort study based on sibling pairs suggests that differences in neurodevelopment emerge during the ...

Understanding the development of the brain and nervous system is vital for diagnosing and treating neurodevelopmental disorders. Recent research has indicated that there may be differences in ...

The gut microbiome is a complex population of microorganisms inhabiting the gastrointestinal tract. Over thousands of years, the human gut microbiome has co-evolved with its host, establishing a ...

In a recent study published in the journal Neuropharmacology, researchers in Pisa, Italy, explored how gut microbiota can influence neuroplasticity. Neuroplasticity is the ability of neuronal circuits ...

No two brains are the same. This is well known in life and science, but why brains develop divergently in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a mystery that persists in neurobiology research. Many ...

Neonates born very preterm receiving 2 hours of immediate skin-to-skin contact (SSC) with their mothers showed no improvement in neurodevelopmental outcomes at 2-3 years of age, according to a ...

Dr. Sharief Taraman, MD, DABPN, DABPM, FAAP, is CEO of Cognoa, a leading early childhood development & pediatric behavioral health company. Neurodevelopment refers to the brain’s growth and maturation ...

Huda Zoghbi is a clinician-scientist who studies the molecular mechanisms of neurodevelopment and neurodegeneration. This year she shared the Kavli Prize in Neuroscience for discovering the genetic ...

Exposure to maternal COVID-19 was not associated with abnormal neurodevelopmental screening results through 24 months' postpartum, according to a cohort study in JAMA Network Open. In this video ...