Research at Karlstad University shows that exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals and adverse life events during ...

Anticipating the conception of a child can be accompanied by a lot of uncertainty about how to plan for pregnancy and parenthood. But relatively few people are aware that the things they do months or ...

Researchers identify specific psychosocial factors that strongly correlate with altered brain development within the first ...

Research at Karlstad University shows that exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals and adverse life events during ...

The development of a child begins during pregnancy, when prenatal environmental factors and genetic influences interact to ...

A child’s blood pressure may be influenced by exposure to air pollution before and shortly after birth, according to a new study from the NIH-funded Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes ...

Parents' genes -- even when not directly inherited by a child -- may play a role in their educational and mental health outcomes, finds a new report. Parents' genes -- even when not directly inherited ...

New research challenges views on screen time, revealing factors such as parental mental health and the type of screen being used may have some impact on child development. New Curtin University ...

The National Institutes of Health awarded New York City-based New York University more than $65 million over the next five years to study how environmental factors influence children’s health, ...

According to a 2021 survey by the Human-Animal Bond Research Institute, 87% of pet owners have experienced improvements in their mental health due to having a companion animal. I have certainly felt ...