The human brain undergoes significant development during the final prenatal months and through the first year of life. And while scientists have begun to map the developmental trajectories of this ...

In a recent study published in the journal Seminars in Immunology, scientists review key studies on early-life microbial exposure and its impact on immunity and chronic inflammatory disease, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Changes in the gut microbiota of infants preceded the development of eczema, according to a study published in ...

An international research team has uncovered compelling evidence that gut-microbe-derived molecules may play an important role in shaping the developing immune system during early childhood. Subscribe ...

Scientists headed by a team at the University of Utah Health have reported on research in mice suggesting that microbiome composition during infancy can shape development of pancreatic ...

Are genetic factors underlying children's language development linked to later-life outcomes? In a genome-wide analysis, an international research team found genetic associations between children's ...

As any parent can attest, the first few years of a child's life are marked by many sleepless nights. However, the expectation that infants should sleep through the night by a certain age is widespread ...

A study of infants during their first year of life conducted in Israel found that children with consistently small or large head circumferences had around three times higher odds of being diagnosed ...