Birth order has long been linked to differences in cognition, with firstborn children often outperforming their later-born ...

The COVID pandemic disrupted children's ability to self-regulate, according to new research from the University of East ...

By Pooja Toshniwal Paharia A large Canadian cohort study suggests that preschool diets high in ultra-processed foods may be associated with slightly higher behavioral symptom scores in early childhood ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. People always say the first five years of a child’s life are the most important for brain development—and they’re right. How a ...

Researchers analyzing children’s diets say even small reductions in ultraprocessed foods may lead to improved behavioural ...

A new study in the journal Nature Mental Health explores how a mother’s positive state of mind during pregnancy affects the structure and function of the developing fetal brain by measuring these ...

Many children today eat more ultra-processed food than in the past. Researchers have examined what this development could mean for children’s well-being.

A recent Canadian study found that toddlers who consume more ultra-processed foods showed slightly higher behavioural and ...

New research reveals that Covid lockdowns set children's development back by years. The study shows how the pandemic hampered children’s ability to regulate their behaviour, stay focused and adapt to ...