Caregivers celebrate many milestones between a baby's birth and their first birthday. During these 12 months, many infants go from being unable to support their head to crawling and standing, and from ...

Researchers are using brain activity measured on electroencephalography (EEG) to determine when babies are in pain. They have identified and validated a template of nociceptive brain activity that is ...

Research shows for the first time that when adults are engaged in joint play together with their infant, the parents' brains show bursts of high-frequency activity, which are linked to their baby's ...

While you may think that your day as a new mom will be occupied by feeding, sleeping and diaper changing, there are moments throughout the day when an infant will enjoy a few minutes of playtime. In ...

Thank you to summer associate Parth Patel for contributing to this article. The House passed two bills on June 23, 2021 aimed at protecting infants and children from potentially dangerous furniture.

New research published today in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) finds that prolonged and/or repeated exposure to gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) anesthetic agents (sevoflurane, ...

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can produce strikingly different clinical outcomes in young children, with some having strong conversation abilities and others not talking at all. A study published ...

The early days of new baby life are a whirlwind of wonder and exhaustion, a magical time filled with snuggles, smiles, and ...