In an era where around one in four children in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Australia are overweight or obese, the development of obesity in early life needs to be better understood. We ...

Researchers have identified small molecules in the blood that may impact early childhood development, showing how dietary exposures, early life experiences, and gut health can influence a child's ...

Cynthia Rogers, MD, visits a baby in the Newborn Intensive Care Unit at St. Louis Children's Hospital. Rogers is helping lead a national study aimed at understanding how prenatal factors and early ...

Mountain Research and Development, Vol. 40, No. 3, Open Issue (August 2020), pp. R11-R20 (10 pages) The relationship between elevation of residence and a child’s linear growth was studied using data ...

Primary care is often the first touchpoint for families, making it a critical setting for early obesity intervention.When ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

In recent years, various research studies have shown that early life experiences can influence brain development in children. Early-life influences on brain growth and behavior were further clarified ...

A research team from the INMA Project (Childhood and Environment) has analyzed how pet ownership during early childhood may ...

Using a second National Institutes of Health grant awarded this year, health promotion, education, and behavior assistant professor Leila Larson will examine the factors influencing childhood ...

Every child blossoms in their own time. Some take their first steps earlier, while others find their voice a little later.